Private company
Kenya Pipeline Company
Logo: Kenya Pipeline Company, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
State corporation in Kenya
The Kenya Pipeline Company was incorporated on 6 September 1973 and started commercial operations in 1978. It is a state corporation that manages petroleum products through its transport system and oil depot network. The company operates under the Ministry of Energy.2 It is headquartered in Nairobi.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypetroleum industry1
- HeadquartersNairobi1
- Websitewww.kpc.co.ke
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The Kenya Pipeline Company was incorporated on 6 September 1973 and started commercial operations in 1978. It is a state corporation that manages petroleum products through its transport system and oil depot network.2
Controversies and legal
Accidents
2011 Kenya pipeline fire
Corruption scandal
On 7 December 2018, Joe Sang, the CEO of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), was arrested with four other senior officials in connection with the loss of an unspecified amount of money during the construction of an oil jetty in the western city of Kisumu.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kenya Pipeline Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1977Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.kpc.co.ke1
- X (Twitter)x.com/kenyapipeline1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/KenyaPipelineCompany1
- WikipediaKenya Pipeline Company
- WikidataQ6392680
Sources
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- 2WikipediaKenya Pipeline Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsKenya Pipeline Company logo by Kenya Pipeline Company, CC BY-SA 4.0
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