Kenya's oil hits black market ahead of exports

An illegal refiner gives Saturday Standard a sample of the crude oil

• With dozens of residents accessing crude oil from prospecting firms and foreigners setting up base, how long will it be before Turkana becomes a haven for illegal oil refineries?
• In a script seemingly borrowed straight from the Niger Delta, heavily armed illegal refiners descend on Turkana for Kenya’s newfound mineral wealth

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As the standoff between the National Government and Turkana County Government on how to share revenue from the sale of crude oil continues, Saturday Standard has unearthed a developing black market of crude in Turkana.