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Ruto defends Tanga refinery plan after Samia says she was kept in the dark

By David Njaaga | 6mos ago

President William Ruto addresses Tanzania Parliament in Dodoma on Tuersday, May 5, 2026. [PCS]

President William Ruto has defended his announcement of a proposed regional oil refinery in Tanga after Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan said she was not consulted.

The dispute arose after Ruto, alongside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, backed plans for a 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Tanga during the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi on April 23.

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