THE explosions may be thousands of Kilometres away but the fall of Libyan long time leader Muammar Gaddafi will be felt in Kenya's economy as certain projects initiated under his rule remain indefinitely on hold.
Key among them is the expansion of the Kenya Uganda pipeline that was to be undertaken by Libyan firm Tamoil East Africa. The agreement for the $300 million project was signed in 2007 after intense lobbying by the Libyan government which also pledged to finance over 70 per cent of the costs.
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