How Uganda board seat fight put KPC sale at risk

 Kenya Pipeline Company CEO Joe Sang during the company's IPO launch.

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Uganda secured two seats in the board of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) after last-ditch crunch talks saved the sale of the government’s 65 percent stake in the pipeline firm from collapse.

Five people familiar with the talks said Uganda had threatened to walk away from the KPC initial public offering (IPO) because of lack of a legal commitment offering Kampala at least two board seats in the firm whose sale has struggled to hit targets.

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