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Lokichar-Lamu pipeline environment report undergoing public participation.

The pipeline project is being developed by a consortium of the Government of Kenya and international oil companies developing the oil resources in the South Lokichar basin in Turkana.

April 19, 2021
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Lokichar-Lamu pipeline environment report undergoing public participation.

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The US $1.5 billion Lokichar-Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline project Front End Engineering Designs are complete and currently, the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report is undergoing through a public participation.

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Geotechnical Investigations from Turkana to Lamu right of way for the project are also complete. Inspection, Survey and preliminary report of land for compensation is completed to pave way for the start of construction later this year.

Pipeline Project Management Team, the Director General of Lappset Maina Kimondo to The EastAfrican, is procuring an engineering procurement and construction management consultant for the project’s implementation.

The pipeline project is being developed by a consortium of the Government of Kenya and international oil companies developing the oil resources in the South Lokichar basin in Turkana.

The LLCOP will transport crude oil from South Lokichar to the coast at Lamu for export. The pipeline will be buried to minimise disruption to land users and wildlife.

Originally, Kenya partnered with Uganda to export Kenya oil through a joint pipeline to Port Lamu on the Indian Ocean coast and when the former retracted from the deal in favour of Tanzania, the latter announced it would build its own pipeline from Lokichar to Lamu.

In November 2016, the British oil conglomerate, Tullow Oil Plc, indicated that it would sign an agreement with the Government of Kenya, before the end of 2016, which would have paved the way for the construction of the Kenya Crude pipeline.

In 2016, it was expected that the construction of this pipeline would begin in 2018 and last until 2021. The pipeline will carry up to 120,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

In order to become a transportation and commercial hub for the region, the LAPSSET corridor concept paper noted Kenya would have to, at a minimum, develop: (a) a commercial port of international standards capable of handling high volumes of containers and other goods traffic; (b) a free trade zone along with the port to foster the growth of trade and commercial activity to make the area into a commercial hub; (c) a new beach resort city having facilities of international standards for native and international tourists; (d) an airport capable of being an air hub for the region; (e) a railway network to enable movement of goods from at the port and the free trade zone to other parts of Kenya and the countries of the region; and (f) a road highway network to support the capacity of the railway network and provide for greater movement of goods into more areas.

The first three of the proposed 32 berths of Lamu port are almost ready for use with plans to dock the first ship by June this year. The launch was planned for December 2019 with a Danish-based container shipping line- Maersk- indicating that it would call at the facility loaded with transshipment cargo.

The other option for making LAPPSET corridor valuable is for counties it traverses to leverage on the project and open up their economies. The Government’s LAPSSET Corridor Development Plan has already divided the Northern Eastern region into nine growth areas; Lamu Growth area, Garissa-Bura growth area, Wajir growth area, Moyale growth area, Lokichogio growth area, Turkana growth area, Isiolo-Meru Archers Post growth area and the Mwingi growth area.

Each of the growth areas has an identified set of economic activities and investment opportunities that will spur economic growth of the area and the Northern Eastern region. These include Isiolo-Meru area being a logistics centre along the corridor and a resort city; Moyale, Wajir and Garissa-Bura growth areas mainly for the set-up of Export Processing Zones for livestock and animal by-products.

Directly related to the Port is the potential of Isiolo, Lokichogio and Moyale for the set-up of Inland Container Depots, which may increase the transport efficiency, and facilitate cross-border trade with neighboring countries that will be linked by the LAPSSET.

It is expected that public sector resources will be sourced to develop physical and social infrastructure to facilitate investment.

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