Are u insinuating that Kenya has absolutely no stake, no say on what should be done with its oil?
That may be the case in Tanzania or Uganda, but not Kenya, cos the Kenyan law is very clear on the stewardship and exploitation of its minerals resources.
The fact that the Tullows and Totals and the other mining companies hold prospecting rights to our mineral deposits doesnt confer them the absolute ownership to our mineral resources, thus the licence to dictate to us what to do.
Kenya has huge stakes in those minerals, its opinion on how the business shld be conducted therefore counts alot.
Kenya can decide to cancel their licence to operate in the country, fyi.
Mining in Kenya – the start of a new era? - Lexology
That above is the overview of Kenyan mining legal and regulatory framework. Read it carefully, and see how our mining industry works.
Nobody can ride roughshod over our wishes and aspirations on what to do with our minerals just bcos they are Total. We are not a banana republic like that.