This archive report was first published on 11 December 2019.
Heavy rains in Turkana County have left the roads impassable, disrupting the trucking of crude oil to Mombasa.
According to sources, Tullow Oil has been unable to transport crude oil for close to 10 days due to the damaged roads.
The trucking stoppage has thrown into uncertainty the plan to make another crude oil shipment in March 2020, which was expected to be twice the volume shipped during the inaugural sale in August.
Ministry of Petroleum and Mining Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau remained optimistic about the trucking plan, stating that they had not received any report of a significant effect to the March 2020 target.
However, officials within Tullow Oil intimated that trucking may have to wait until the area is dry or when the road is repaired, which may take longer.
