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Kenya and Uganda ready to build the Eldoret-Kampala oil pipeline

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When President William Ruto was hosted by his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House, Entebbe. [PCS]

Kenya and Uganda have started planning for the construction of a petroleum products pipeline between Eldoret and Kampala, a project that was agreed on by Presidents William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni in May this year

Senior officials from the two countries held talks last week, setting the stage for the pipeline that is expected to ensure the supply and security of petroleum products in Uganda. The country largely relies on Kenya's petroleum import system but has had to contend with major shocks in the recent past, which have seen it result in procuring products directly from major petroleum refineries.

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