UDA Diaspora Coordinator Betwel Manga has called on Kenyans living abroad to take an active role in the country's economic growth by investing in major projects, particularly the planned Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu. Manga described the facility as a landmark opportunity that could reshape Kenya's industrial landscape. He emphasized that the refinery has the potential to generate employment, bolster the energy sector, and stimulate activity across manufacturing, transport, logistics, and trade.
The Dangote East Africa Refinery, located in Lamu, Kenya, has been hailed as a major economic opportunity for the country. Manga pointed to the refinery as a catalyst for job creation, manufacturing, logistics, and trade across the region. He urged Kenyans in the Diaspora to explore share ownership through the Nairobi Stock Exchange as investment channels open up. This, he believes, will enable them to contribute meaningfully to Kenya's transformation.
Manga stressed that the Diaspora community possesses the financial resources, professional skills, and international networks necessary to contribute to Kenya's transformation. He emphasized that beyond sending remittances, Kenyans abroad should take direct ownership stakes in projects reshaping the continent. This, he believes, will create a more meaningful impact on the country's economy.
The coordinator emphasized that the relationship between Kenya and its Diaspora should evolve into one built on investment and shared ownership rather than money transfers alone. He called for stronger institutional links between the country and Kenyans overseas, ensuring that the diaspora becomes an active force in Africa's growth story rather than a remote audience to it.
Manga described the Dangote refinery as far more than a standard energy project, arguing it has the potential to create jobs, strengthen the energy sector, support local businesses, and open new opportunities in manufacturing, transport, logistics, and trade. He concluded by emphasizing that the future is about investment, ownership, and opportunity.
The UDA Diaspora Coordinator's call to action is seen as a strategic move to engage Kenyans abroad in the country's economic development. By investing in major projects like the Dangote refinery, Kenyans in the Diaspora can play a crucial role in shaping Africa's future. The Nairobi Stock Exchange is expected to provide a platform for Kenyans abroad to explore share ownership in Dangote and comparable large-scale ventures.
Key points
- Kenyans abroad are urged to invest in the planned Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu to contribute to Kenya's economic growth.
- The Dangote refinery has the potential to create jobs, strengthen the energy sector, and stimulate activity across manufacturing, transport, logistics, and trade.
- Kenyans in the Diaspora can explore share ownership in Dangote and comparable large-scale ventures through the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
