The project was on long before Dangote afikirie kuhusu refinery in East Africa. Through Tanzania, Vittol gained access to markets in the neighbouring countries and supplied cheap fuel. The plan was for Vittol to invest in Tanga as an energy hub to supply all these markets, and Ruto was aware of this; it was a threat to the Kenyan economy, so he tried to sabotage the deal by roping in Dangote for the Tanga refinery, hoping TZ would bite the hook and cancel the arrangement with Vittol, but that was not the case; sasa ikabidi wahamie kwenye PR za Lamu refinery to rival Vittol's deal in Tanga.