After President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Thursday that Kenya had exported its first crude oil at a market price of Sh 1.2 billion, Kenyans received the news with mixed reactions.
While some welcomed the move, many took time to criticize the decision to export it saying that Kenya had a refining plant at Changamwe in Mombasa.
“We are now an oil exporter. Our first deal was concluded this afternoon with 200,000 barrels at a price of 12 million US dollars,” said President Kenyatta when he chaired the cabinet meeting at the statehouse.
Kenya exports its first crude oil at Ksh.1.2B https://t.co/893VvOJOCp
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 1, 2019
Here are some of the reactions from angry Kenyans who largely predicted another looming Oil scandal in the making after the exportation plans kicked off.
Hahahaha…….another venture for thieves To steal money, open. Arap mashamba and his rift valley wing fill the positions in the oil sector and siphon all the proceeds. Ouru, take the back seat and let the deep state steal the oil since you ate their money to be in power!
— vit-aa-liss (@akero_vitalis) August 1, 2019
Hildon Boen The curse of black gold strikes again. We will soon hear of oil saga, scandal, siege,embezzlement whatever the media will name the bastardized thieving that will emerge. Ksh1.2 billion Mmmh🤔. Hope Kenya breaks the curse but by look of things Mmmh…
Joshua Makori Soon auditor general Ouko will unmask 1billion of sold crude oil unaccounted
— Mwongera Imhotep (@IruraMwongera) August 1, 2019
Fred Simiyu Then are we still going to import crude oil from Saudi Arabia at 2.1b of the same quantity?
Sokia Castro W And all that amount is going to some few individuals’ pockets.
Kenya is ripe for civil war
And NTSA still wants to charge 3k for dl and Kenha to start charging toll fees na hii oil ni yetu?? Hiyo pesa ilipie hizo DL na all toll road na remainder ipewe jobless youth.
— Mapiano 🎹🎹🇰🇪🇰🇪 (@MapianoO) August 2, 2019
Shedy Luiz This is kenya,media should tell us more ,why Changamwe Refining company collapsed???and why governnent is silent about it#Kinoti amepata kazi nyingine….he should launch the investigation
Mastua Fredrico And who is going to pocket the 1.2billion as we now know where billions are involved a few individuals are secretly smiling for seeing some harvests somewhere they didn’t sow
Then it will be imported back refined and heavily taxed!
— Adi_Veteran (@DaveWanyama) August 2, 2019
Where is it being exported to?
— Peter Joseph (@keyapj) August 1, 2019
Gregory Mutinda We had a Petroleum Refinery. Just around time of oil discovery, it died. Reasons ? Now, we don’t need a refinery as an oil producer ,? Stupidity with no measure.
Kennedy Anyumba Why export yet we need it right here? I thought the headline ought to av been like Kenyans to enjoy lower petroleum prices
Ann Karen Yaani badala ya iuzwe kenya wanaiuza nnje n where economy is a risk due to this fuel thing aki surely waangalie tu .sijafurahia ata
Ironically the price of refining will be higher than the price of the crude oil.
— mteule (@mteulenjoroge) August 1, 2019
Gideon Mokamba Anyimu 1.2B..divide by 5M…gava itupee 240Ksh each..that’s the only way we shall benefit .Otherwise utasikia only one person has misappropriated all the cash
Jared Mboya If you ask them to whom the oil was exported & where is the money, they will scatter like cockroaches when you flick on the lights in a dark room.