Oil firms get Sh3.5bn for losses at defunct refinery

The Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited in Changamwe.

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The State released Sh3.52 billion to compensate oil marketing firms for losses incurred at the defunct Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said.

New disclosures show the long-delayed compensation cash was released by the State Department for Petroleum in April 2025, with payouts to affected oil marketers expected to be concluded within the current 2025/26 financial year.

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