Governors want say in oil sharing contracts

GOVERNORS from counties with potential to produce oil want to be involved in the formulation of production sharing contracts. Currently, the national government formulates such contracts but the governors said this is wrong since the communities want to feel part and parcel of the major discovery. “How can we make sure the community is getting their fare share?” said Turkana governor Josephat Nanok. “They’ve spent $200 million in Turkana. We’ve seen none of that on the ground.” For the past six months, two consulting firms, Hunton and Williams and Challenge Energy, have been putting together...