{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_6r7sjv7lfrfd7dor5kxq","title":"Kenya: Ruto Warns Against Attempts to Derail Dangote Refinery","title_en":null,"outlets":4,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/kenya-ruto-warns-against-attempts-to-derail-dangote-refinery-6r7sjv7lfr","count":4,"items":[{"id":"n_ryz4tpyw4kqxweniqfwq","seq":908909,"kind":"article","title":"Full Speech: Ruto’s Lamu Address at the Dangote Refinery Groundbreaking","url":"https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/ruto-lamu-address-at-the-dangote-refinery-groundbreaking","summary":"The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Full Speech: Ruto’s Lamu Address at the Dangote Refinery Groundbreaking Kenya’s President William Ruto used the groundbreaking of the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu on 30 September 2026 to argue that Africa must stop exporting crude and importing finished fuel. Speaking before regional leaders and Aliko Dangote, he framed the $16 billion, 700,000-barrel-a-day complex as energy security, industrial policy and a test…","published":"2026-09-30T12:27:31Z","seen":"2026-09-30T13:10:39Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","name":"thekenyatimes.com","domain":"thekenyatimes.com"},"via":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","topics":["news","aliko dangote","dangote","dangote oil refinery"],"authors":["Ken Aseka"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q12493814","name":"Lamu","type":"place"},{"id":"Q60748485","name":"Dangote Refinery","type":"org"}],"story":"st_6r7sjv7lfrfd7dor5kxq","category":"politics","category_p":0.5799999833106995,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.44999998807907104,"political":0.800000011920929},{"id":"n_y3edgotrydb37a3rpnsq","seq":850045,"kind":"article","title":"President Ruto vows to shield Dangote‑backed Lamu refinery from political sabotage","url":"https://kenya-today.com/report-president-ruto-vows-to-shield-dangotebacked-lamu-refinery-from-political-sabotage-4773","published":"2026-09-30T04:43:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T07:51:35Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kenya-today.com","name":"kenya-today.com","domain":"kenya-today.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","business","environment","politics"],"entities":[{"id":"Q27911","name":"bass","type":"person"},{"id":"Q60429","name":"Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman","type":"person"}],"story":"st_6r7sjv7lfrfd7dor5kxq","category":"politics","category_p":0.9300000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.550000011920929,"political":0.9900000095367432},{"id":"n_eyy2igahyd2erpm23poa","seq":846900,"kind":"article","title":"Ruto: I Will Not Allow Anyone to Derail Dangote Lamu Refinery","url":"https://nairobiwire.com/2026/09/ruto-dangote-lamu-refinery-warning.html","summary":"President William Ruto has issued a stern warning to political figures and brokers attempting to derail the proposed Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery, declaring that his administration will actively protect strategic investments in Kenya. Speaking in Kilifi during his Coast development tour, President Ruto defended the massive infrastructure project, which Kenya is developing in partnership with Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote. The president accused critics of…","published":"2026-09-30T03:50:28Z","seen":"2026-09-30T07:39:31Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","name":"nairobiwire.com","domain":"nairobiwire.com"},"via":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","topics":["business","news"],"authors":["Richard Kamau"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q1394965","name":"Aliko Dangote","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_6r7sjv7lfrfd7dor5kxq","category":"politics","category_p":0.5799999833106995,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05999999865889549,"political":0.800000011920929},{"id":"n_6r7sjv7lfrfd7dor5kxq","seq":647359,"kind":"article","title":"Kenya: Ruto Warns Against Attempts to Derail Dangote Refinery","url":"https://allafrica.com/stories/202609290200.html","summary":"[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has warned individuals he accused of trying to frustrate the planned Sh2 trillion Dangote refinery in Lamu, as the mega project moves closer to its groundbreaking on Wednesday.","published":"2026-09-29T11:00:49Z","seen":"2026-09-29T11:04:20Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-allafrica-com-32e588","name":"allafrica.com","domain":"allafrica.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2837437","name":"AllAfrica.com","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-allafrica-com-32e588","topics":["africa","economy, business and finance","east africa","governance","kenya","petroleum"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q60748485","name":"Dangote Refinery","type":"org"}],"mentions":3,"story":"st_6r7sjv7lfrfd7dor5kxq","category":"politics","category_p":0.4000000059604645,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5099999904632568,"political":0.8399999737739563}]}