Dominance of big three oil firms weakens as locals gain

Motorists fuel at a TotalEnergies station on Kimathi Street, Nairobi, on July 14, 2025. 

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

The dominance of the top three oil marketers in Kenya weakened between January and March this year, as their combined market share fell below the 50 percent mark amid an onslaught from local dealers.

This is based on data from industry lobby, Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) which shows that Vivo Energy, Rubis Energy Kenya and TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya held a combined share of 48.53 percent in the period, a drop from the 52.46 percent between January to March last year.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.