Kenya beefs up security in oil fields amid protests – Xinhua



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LODWAR, Kenya, July 1 (Xinhua) – Kenyan authorities said Sunday, the security of the oil field in Turkana County, northwest region after protesters resided in the oil field and halted the transportation of crude oil in Mombasa. [19659002] Turkan County Commissioner Seif Matata said that he has been deployed at the Ngamia site.

"We have deployed a special security unit to man the oil fields and we are Tullow Oil company, "Matata told Xinhua by phone.

The government administrator said:

Protestors stormed the site and blocked

Kenyans had on June 4 welcomed the country to the United States. 's start of oil export with cautious optimism with President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyatta flagged off the transportation of 2,000 barrels of the first batch of crude oil from Ngamia 8 in Petroleum Refinery in Mombasa.

Matata who confirmed the intrusion to the oil site said nothing was stolen. He badured them that they will be treated to the

"The government has taken over all of the above mentioned issues. , 1965, p. county of fanning protests to blackmail the government.

"The government said it was able to stop it."

The administrator said a special Lodwar-Kitale highway to make it secure to users.

"The government has been operating in the United States. "It's going to be messy," he said.

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