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The proposed joint investment in a Tanzanian refinery by Kenya and Uganda, for many, is one that is against a background of historical irony but also shaped by a major departure from neighbourhood rivalry that has in the past resulted in collapse of joint mega infrastructure.
The partnership, which appears to stem from a camaraderie of sorts between President Wiliam Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, will inevitably stir memories of the 2014 falling out over the Hoima-Lokichar-Lamu pipeline that was supposed to be the crown jewel of East African infrastructure.
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