Category News & Events

The Standard Chartered Bank’s 20^th Edition Marathon flagged off at Treasury Square from 0600hrs on October 29, 2023. Some of the objectives of the marathon include; celebrating 20 years of running, planting 2 million seedlings in the next five years to promote environmental sustainability, and providing opportunities for local athletic talent to excel while boosting tourism in Kenya. Further to this, proceeds from the marathon registration were channeled to support the Standard Chartered Futuremakers programs. The programs aim to tackle inequality, encourage economic inclusion, and empower the younger generation.

KPRL was well represented in this great CSR activity by 40 of its members who participated in the 5KM and 10KM categories. Congratulations to you all!!

It was a busy tour for the CS Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Davis Chirchir, and PS State Department of Petroleum, Mr. Mohamed Liban on Wednesday 31^st August 2023 when they visited Mombasa to engage with stakeholders on the ongoing acquisition of KPRL by KPC whose main aim is to enhance national petroleum products storage and distribution.

Their first stop was a courtesy call on Mombasa Governor, H.E. Abdullswamad Sharrif Nassir, local MP’s, and MCA’s who they briefed on the Government transaction which is due for completion shortly. They assured the participants that the transfer of ownership of the refinery did not mean that the asset of KPRL was being transferred elsewhere but indeed plans were under way to expand, invest, and upgrade the facility under KPC thereby enhancing employment and other streams of business for the region.

In the afternoon, the CS toured the refinery plant site with particular attention to the unused Power Plant which he said would be revived and power sold onto the national grid to enhance the company’s revenues.

Lastly, the CS met all employees of KPRL and gave assurances that under the new dispensation, their jobs would be secure and indeed there would be more opportunities for everyone in the new and larger KPRL/KPC family.

At the quarterly member engagement forum on 28^th July 2023, the Trustee Board of the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited Defined Contribution Fund launched a new Fund logo which had been under development for several months.

The Logo was selected from a number of member contributions and developed bearing in mind the Funds Mission and Vision of ensuring members comfort in retirement while not losing sight of the Sponsors corporate colours. The logo will henceforth be used in all Fund communications material and branding.

KPRL partnered with the Torch Regulated Non-Withdrawable Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Society and awarded bursaries to needy students from 7 schools in the Changamwe area, Mombasa County on May 17, 2023. The amount disbursed was Kshs. 300,000.00 which was to cover tuition expenses for 30 students for an academic year. This excellent initiative by Torch Regulated NWDT SACCO was fully supported by KPRL as education was one of the pillars of its CSR activities.

The International Firefighters Day is a day dedicated to recognizing and honouring the brave individuals who put their lives on the line every day to save others. These firefighters demonstrate courage, strength, and selflessness as they work tirelessly to protect their communities, often putting themselves in harm’s way.

This year on 3^rd May 2023, the celebrations were held in Shika Adabu Fire Station in Likoni constituency and brought together all emergency responders, supporters, and stakeholders and was graced by His Excellency Abdulswamad The Governor of the County Government of Mombasa, The area Member of Parliament Madam Mishi Mboko, speaker of Mombasa County and the European support team. KPRL was represented by the Fire Safety Advisor Mr. Antony Munga, Fire Safety Officer Mr. Abdallah Bambaulo and General Shift Supervisor Mr. Euphrasio Mureithi.

KPRL Emergency Response Training School trainers Antony Munga, Abdallah Bambaulo and Euraphsio Mureithi were awarded recognition certificates for commitment in upgrading the skill levels of County Firefighters and KPRL awarded a trophy for best drill displayed on the day and dedication in Fire Safety within the company and neighbouring community.

We must all acknowledge that Mental Health has become a major concern in our youth and teenagers from the many unpleasant circumstances we see or hear of affecting them and young adults too. The workshop was designed to give ideas on how to deal with some of these challenges encountered especially in schools and how to cope.

The event was held on 18th January 2023 at the KPRL Estate Hall in conjunction with Chiromo Hospital which saw 75 adolescents, teenagers, and young adults participate.

Attendees were mostly concerned about how to deal with academic stress/relationships with peers, families, and sexuality issues.

Thank you Chiromo Hospital Group for facilitating this workshop!

The Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Davis Chirchir, and the Principal Secretary, Mr. Mohammed Liban from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum visited KPRL on 19th and 20th December 2022 for a tour of the facility which was immortalized by tree planting.

As His Excellency, the President, Dr. William Ruto today (21st December, 2022) led the Nation in a tree restoration drive in the Ngong Hills aiming to restore over 10 million hectares of degraded land countrywide, KPRL played its part fully by facilitating the planting of more than 200 trees by employees and contractors at its Changamwe site. The exercise was spearheaded by the Ag CEO, Mr. Joseph Ndoti.

Tree planting and forest restoration is one of the President’s key projects coming out of the recently concluded 27th Conference of the Parties or COP 27 in Egypt.

The coastal region comprising Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Tana River, and Mombasa counties will plant 56,000 trees each as their contribution to the National endeavour.

It was a momentous occasion when the KPRL Pension Trust Limited unveiled its new Vision, Mission, Values, and Motto slogan on Thursday 1st September 2022 to the applause of members. While officiating the occasion the Chairman of the Trust Board, Mr. Martin Wahome said that this launch was the culmination of a long journey which began with member contributions followed by Trust Board discussions with expert advice and finally Sponsor Board approval mid this year. The Fund’s new mission statement is as below and will appear in all future published documents of the Fund.

Mission: Dedicated to providing superior retirement benefits to our members and their beneficiaries.

Vision: To be the best provider of financial comfort and stability in retirement.

Values:

• Integrity – Doing the right thing
• Collaboration – Working together with our members
• Accountability – Owning our decisions and their outcomes
• Respect – Valuing every voice
• Excellence – Doing our best

Motto: Securing your retirement

Also launched was the Funds new Mortgage scheme which enables members to acquire housing using their fund benefits.

Fire extinguishers play a vital role in any fire protection plan in any environment. They are a first aid response to fire and can help prevent catastrophic damage to property and even loss of life. Kenya Petroleum Refineries Emergency Response Training School undertook a one-day theory and practical training for 35 members of staff and contractors on site in line with Fire Reduction Rule 2007 of the OSHA Act.

The participants were exposed to hands-on hydrocarbon fire suppression using different types of fire extinguishers.