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The ultra-modern Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottom Loading Facility (BLF) at the Kenya Petroleum Refineries; a common user facility by KPC is poised to revolutionize the availability and penetration of LPG in the country, parent company KPC Managing Director Joe Sang has said.

In a speech read on his behalf by the KPC General Manager Finance, Pius Mwendwa during the facility’s soft launch, Sang said the successful launch of the facility heralds a new paradigm in the reticulation of the product with immense benefits to the public. “The bottlenecks hitherto associated with the availability of the product in the country will be drastically reduced. The flexibility, efficiency, and reliability onboarded by the facility cannot be overemphasized as it provides an opportunity for more players to venture into the business,” he said.

Mr. Sang said the safe, efficient, reliable, and user-friendly facility has two loading bays with a truck turnaround time of 45 minutes at a flow rate of 60m3 per hour. He cited equal treatment of customers, flexibility of LPG imports, and use of accredited laboratories, reduced product cost as some of the benefits.

To commemorate Customer Care Week which was celebrated worldwide last week from 7^th to 11^th October 2024, KPRL recognized all its valued customers who use the facility to load petroleum products destined for the local and regional markets.

During the brief ceremony, which was officiated by the Human Resources Manager, Mr. Martin Wahome, customers were appraised of the new projects being developed by the company to improve customer experience including new gantries for white oils and LPG. They expressed satisfaction with these efforts.

The most improved lifters were recognized at the ceremony, which was followed by cake cutting.

The newly appointed CS Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Hon. James Opiyo Wandayi, EGH, MP made his inaugural visit to the Changamwe Refinery in Mombasa on 26^th September 2024 where he met Board members and Management of the company. During the visit, he was appraised on the status of ongoing projects in LPG storage and loading facilities. He visited the sites of the newly constructed loading gantry and the upcoming Bulk LPG facility being facilitated through a private partnership venture.

He clarified that the Government has no plans to revive oil refining in the country and that the existing infrastructure will be used to store refined products. He added that the Government is in the final stages of merging the Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) and KPRL for optimal and efficient use of existing manpower and substructure.

KPRL recently took several officers through a Data Protection Workshop facilitated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) in Kilifi from 24th to 28th June 2024. The workshop aimed to enlighten employees on the Data Protection Act of 2019 and how it impacts the individual and the Organization.

Covered in the workshop were ways to formulate a comprehensive Data Protection Management programme, evaluate existing practices against the regulator’s expectations, improve existing practices, and demonstrate compliance as well as increase management engagement and privacy awareness across the Organization. This was the first of 4 cohorts which will be carried out in the new financial year.

The workshop was a great success!

KPRL is strongly committed to pursuing the goal of eliminating all work-related injuries and adverse health effects while in pursuit of its business objectives. The company carried out a statutory First Aid Training at its premises in line with section 7 of Factories (First-Aid) Rules, 1977.

The training took place from 3rd to 7th June 2024 where Thirty (34) members of staff and Contractors on site were taken through thorough hands-on modules by a team from Medswift Training.

The First Aiders were equipped with knowledge and skills as per the DOHSS First Aid Curriculum with the main objective being to understand the appropriate medical responses to typical industrial incidents.

KPRL hosted a team of Commissioners from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) on Monday 3^rd June 2024 where discussions were held on the present status of the company and the 2017-2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations that remain incomplete. The Commissioners gave useful suggestions on how the stalemate could be resolved to avoid further backlog of subsequent CBA’s. Discussions were also held on organizational payroll costs as a ratio of revenue, which the Government has pegged at 35%. KPRL is currently operating at a ratio of 32%. On the distribution of Technical and Support staff at KPRL, the Commissioners were advised that this is currently at 70% and 30% respectively which is in line with recent GOK advisories.

The need for hands-on, competency-based firefighting training for hydrocarbon-based fires in the Oil Industry cannot be over-emphasized. KPRL is a DOSHS Certified Fire Training Centre endowed with both technical and infrastructural resources. This is an opportunity that KPRL is uniquely placed to deliver an important industry service in the East & Central Africa region.

As a facility, KPRL has the following Resources that can be accessed during the training:

1. Fire Engines
2. Fire Training Grounds
3. Well-trained and experienced Fire Trainers
4. Fire Suppression systems including, fire water ring main, Fire Monitors, sprinkler systems, and Deluge system

From 26^th February 2024 to 1^st March 2024, KPRL Emergency Response School conducted Basic Fire Fighting Training for 19 KPRL First Intervention Members who underwent theories and practicals of fire fighting under the guidance of FSA.177. Antony Munga and FSA 016. Abdallah Bambaulo.

Modules Offered at the KPRL Training School include:

• Basic Firefighting, (Theory & Hands-on).
• Breathing Apparatus
• Fire Extinguisher Awareness
• Fire Appliance Operations
• Incident Command
• Confined space Entry

Portrietz Integrated Secondary School is a mixed-day boarding school that opened its doors in August 2021. It caters for both regular and special needs education students.

The Deputy Principal, Mr. Anourine Namaka expressed utmost gratitude to KPRL for the initiative of supporting them in their school feeding programme. He further requested collaboration in other areas as KPRL has expertise in various fields and can offer talks to students on career choices amongst other topics.

The acquisition of KPRL by KPC has been completed making KPRL a subsidiary of KPC.

At the signing of the Share Transfer Agreement (STA) at the National Treasury on Friday, 27th October 2023, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Davis Chirchir said that besides enhancing the storage capacity of petroleum products in the country, the take-over will accelerate the proliferation of per capita use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) through the development of LPG bulk import handling and storage facilities at the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited tank farm in Changamwe, Mombasa. He added that the acquisition will aid in the upgrade, rehabilitation of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited, and push the planned capacity enhancement of the pipeline system throughout the Country as well as bring social and economic benefits to the coast region and to Kenya at large.

In attendance at the ceremony were PS State Department of Petroleum, Mr. Mohamed Liban, KPRL Directors; Ms. Lilian Mahiri-Zaja, Mr. Henry Karinga, and Mr. Joseph Ngugi, Ag. CEO-KPRL CPA. Joseph Ndoti, KPC Managing Director Mr. Joe Sang, and other Management representatives from the Ministries, KPRL, and KPC.

Below is the statement from the CS, National Treasury – Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u during the signing of the Share Transfer Agreement:

 “The Government through the National Treasury is transferring 100% of its shares held at KPRL to KPC without any monetary consideration. This asset if well leveraged will boost the value of KPC and position it to deliver better value to the government and the general public. It will also better position KPC to serve our strategic interests by bolstering its storage capacity.” Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u – CS, National Treasury