UGANDA: Parliament Passes Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021

Parliament has passed the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021 which will see the establishment of the Uganda National Mining Company which will manage the government’s commercial holding and participating interests … Read More

KPC Signs Shs 1.7 billion for Kisumu Oil Jetty Project

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has today signed a Kshs 1.7 billion agreement for the construction of the Kisumu oil jetty. KPC has awarded the contract to Southern Engineering Company (SECO), … Read More

A Review Of The Natural Resources (Class Of Transactions Subject To Ratifications) Act, 2016

Introduction: What is natural resources? Article 260 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 defines the term “Natural Resources” to mean the physical non-human factors and components, whether renewable or non-renewable, … Read More

Report Evaluates Challenges in Kenya’s Nascent Upstream Sector

A recently released strategic environmental and social assessment initial report for the petroleum sector in Kenya shows a multitude of issues the country needs to solve to ensure a smooth … Read More

Skills Audit for Northern Corridor Integration Projects Ongoing

A consortium of universities drawn from the Northern Corridor States of Eastern Africa in September were awarded a consultancy to conduct a skills audit for the Northern Corridor Integration Projects … Read More

Government suspends all land deals in Kenya’s oil rich region

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] All land transactions in the Kerio Valley region where oil exploration is ongoing in Kenya have been suspended till the country’s land commission comes into office. According to … Read More