PLO Lumumba: Dangote refinery hires Indian engineers because our universities are worse

PLO Lumumba criticised Kenyan universities, citing the hiring of Indian engineers for the Dangote refinery in Lamu as an example of the country's skills gap. According to People Daily Kenya, Lumumba questioned why major industrial projects in Africa continue to rely on foreign expertise.

The Dangote refinery in Lamu is a planned 700,000-barrel-per-day facility. Kenyan President William Ruto has expressed support for the project, describing it as "a masterpiece of science, engineering and art". According to Punch Nigeria, Ruto said his government is fast-tracking administrative processes and has secured the necessary land for the project.

Ruto's comments were made during a tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Lagos, ahead of the September 30 groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed refinery in Lamu, Kenya. The project is expected to expand industrial activities in East Africa, create employment opportunities and improve technical skills in the region.

Brief written by urgent.news from People Daily Kenya, Premium Times, BusinessDay Nigeria, Punch Nigeria, Punch — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.