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Why is Kenya's petroleum refinery located at Mombasa?

      

Explain why Kenya's petroleum refinery is located at Mombasa.

  

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Maurice
(i) Nearness to the source of raw material.

(ii) Mombasa is the only port of entry.

(iii) It is easier to transport refined petroleum products than crude hence the need to process crude oil at the point of entry.

(iv) The raw material for the refinery comes by sea to the port of Mombasa.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 22, 2017 at 14:28


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