Kenya: Why Turkana Leaders Want Uhuru to Suspend Oil Pilot Scheme

Two Turkana leaders have asked the government to suspend the Early Oil Pilot Scheme to first secure the region from the clutches of armed bandits.

The request by the two leaders comes only a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off transportation of oil from Turkana to the Mombasa refinery.

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