People & Communities
Safety
Everyone home safe. Every single day.
Safety is not just a priority, it's a value. We're responsible for moving highly flammable products, and we take that responsibility seriously. The safety of our people, our communities and the environment is non-negotiable.
Our commitment:
- Zero harm: we aim for zero incidents affecting people and communities.
- Continuous training: regular safety drills and education for all staff.
- Community awareness: educating the public on pipeline safety.
- Emergency preparedness: 24/7 response teams and equipment.
| Indicator | FY2023/24 | FY2024/25 | FY2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recordable work-related injuries | 28 | 9 | 16 |
| Lost time injuries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Medical treatment injuries | 14 | 6 | — |
FY2025/26
- 0 fatalities
- 0 lost-time injuries
- 16 recordable work-related injuries
- 844 employees medically screened
Our people
- Total employees FY25/26
- 1,377
- Female representation (492 of 1,377)
- 36%
- Covered by collective bargaining
- 44%
- Employees with disabilities
- 4.06%
Meet the people who keep the region moving
A pipeline does not operate itself. Behind every litre moved through the network are people – pump station operators, engineers, laboratory technicians, depot teams, control-room specialists, maintenance crews, safety professionals and customer-facing teams. They work around the clock to keep the network safe, reliable and responsive.
Skills that fuel the regional economy
Our 1,377 employees provide the expertise behind KPC's operations, from pipeline and depot operations to engineering, customer service and corporate functions.
We invest in technical skills, leadership, wellbeing and succession so our customers can rely on a capable workforce today and a stronger one tomorrow.
Through the Morendat Institute of Oil and Gas and workplace learning programmes, we are building capability in pipeline operations, maintenance, safety, emergency response, digital systems and leadership.
Respect & human rights
We expect employees, contractors and partners to uphold safe, respectful and fair working environments. Our policies and processes address discrimination, harassment, forced and child labour, grievance resolution and protection from retaliation, helping create a workplace and supply chain people can trust.
Communities
Working with the communities along our network
Our network crosses 14 counties, and KPC's infrastructure shares space with farms, businesses, homes and public facilities across the country. Safe operations depend on strong relationships. We work with communities and local leaders to improve pipeline safety, address wayleave matters, prevent encroachment and vandalism, and prepare together for emergencies.
But our relationship goes beyond protecting infrastructure.
Where KPC operates, we also seek to create opportunity through employment, local procurement, skills development, education, health, water and other community investments.
Our impact is measured in what changes
Education
Opportunities for children and young people.
Health
Stronger access to essential healthcare.
Water
Projects that improve access to a basic resource.
Enterprise
Local procurement that keeps economic value within communities.
Positive impact on stakeholders
KPC creates economic value by supporting national energy security, enabling regional trade, improving supply reliability, procuring locally, paying taxes, employing people and investing in communities. Our infrastructure helps move petroleum products safely and efficiently across Kenya and into regional markets.
Our stakeholders
Trusted relationships are essential to how we operate. We engage shareholders, employees, communities, regulators, customers, suppliers and partners to understand their priorities, explain our decisions and improve our performance. Feedback informs our materiality assessment, risk management, services and sustainability roadmap.
Shareholders & Investors
Since our April 2026 listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, our shareholder base includes:
- Government of Kenya
- Uganda National Oil Company (anchor strategic investor)
- Institutional investors (Kenyan pension funds, insurers and asset managers)
- Kenyan retail investors
- East African Community regional allocation
- Oil Marketing Companies
- KPC employees (through our share ownership scheme)
- International investors
How we engage: Investor briefings, annual and interim financial reporting, the Annual General Meeting, continuous NSE disclosure, and direct engagement with the Board and Investor Relations function.
Employees
Our workforce includes employees across pipeline operations, depots, pumping stations and corporate offices, as well as colleagues represented by the Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers' Union.
How we engage: Collective bargaining engagement, internal communication channels, employee engagement surveys, grievance and whistleblowing mechanisms, safety committees, and training and development programmes.
Communities
Residents and leaders in the 14 counties our pipeline corridor crosses, including communities along the wayleave and around terminal facilities, from Nairobi to Kisumu and the Coast.
How we engage: Community liaison forums, public awareness campaigns, grievance mechanisms, KPC Foundation programmes, and structured consultations on wayleave, land and safety matters.
Regulators & Government
EPRA, NEMA, DOSHS, the Water Resources Authority, the Capital Markets Authority, the NSE, county governments and National Government Administration Officers.
How we engage: Statutory reporting and licensing engagement, compliance audits and inspections, written regulatory submissions, and continuous disclosure of material developments.
Customers
Oil Marketing Companies and other users of our pipeline, storage and distribution infrastructure across Kenya and the region.
How we engage: Service-level engagement, technical consultations, customer service channels, and reliability and throughput reporting.
Suppliers & Contractors
Engineering, logistics, construction, maintenance and professional-service providers, including AGPO-registered, women-, youth- and disability-owned enterprises.
How we engage: Procurement engagement, supplier pre-qualification and performance reviews, contractor safety induction, and AGPO/local-enterprise sensitisation workshops.
NGOs & Development Partners
Organisations including the Kenya Forest Service, Community Forest Associations, and other civil-society and development partners supporting our environmental and social investment programmes.
How we engage: Joint programme delivery, partnership agreements, and collaborative environmental and community initiatives coordinated through the KPC Foundation.
Across stakeholder groups, recurring priorities include pipeline safety, environmental management, emergency preparedness, wayleave and land matters, service reliability, local procurement, ethics and regulatory compliance. These priorities feed directly into our materiality assessment and sustainability roadmap.
Shared value
- Awarded to Kenyan suppliers
- KES 6.4B
- Spent with AGPO-registered suppliers
- KES 294M
- Suppliers engaged annually
- 1,000+
Fuelling East Africa's growth
Our contribution to Kenya goes beyond moving fuel. We're a major employer, a significant taxpayer and a catalyst for economic development. Our role in East Africa's economy:
- Ensuring energy security
- Supporting industry and commerce
- Enabling regional trade
- Driving infrastructure development
Our supply chain creates opportunities for Kenyan businesses across engineering, construction, logistics, maintenance and professional services. We combine competitive procurement with standards for integrity, safety, quality, responsible sourcing and value for money.
Sustainable & responsible supply chain
Responsible procurement is part of how KPC manages risk and creates shared value. Our procurement and contractor-management processes incorporate environmental, social, health and safety expectations, supplier due diligence, fair competition, transparency and value for money.
We communicate ethical and environmental expectations to suppliers and contractors, conduct due diligence for higher-risk work and require corrective action where non-conformances are identified. Supplier development and AGPO sensitisation help improve participation by women-, youth- and disability-owned enterprises.
| Indicator | FY2023/24 | FY2024/25 | FY2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total procurement spend | KES 5.77 billion | KES 3.99 billion | To be confirmed |
| Spend with Kenyan suppliers | KES 3.59 billion (71%) | KES 3.34 billion (90%) | KES 6.4 billion |
| Spend with AGPO-registered suppliers | KES 483.6 million | KES 242.1 million | KES 294 million |
| Active local suppliers engaged | 602 | 283 | 1,000+ |
KPC Foundation
Investing in the places we call home
The KPC Foundation supports communities around KPC's areas of operation through programmes in education, health, water and community development. But the real measure of the Foundation is not how much we invest.
It is what changes because we invested.
- Students with disabilities supported through INUKA
- 750+
- Invested in school infrastructure across 150+ projects
- KES 630M+
- Water projects reaching 40,000+ people
- 110
- Healthcare access projects
- 19
Education: opening pathways to opportunity
INUKA supports students with disabilities from disadvantaged backgrounds through secondary education, with INUKA Plus extending support to tertiary education. We also invest in classrooms, laboratories, dormitories and other facilities that improve learning environments.
Water & sanitation: expanding access to essential services
Boreholes, dams, water systems, storage facilities and sanitation projects help communities in water-stressed areas access resources essential to health and livelihoods.
Health: bringing care closer to communities
We support healthcare facilities, equipment, newborn units and outreach initiatives that strengthen access to essential services.
Inclusion & livelihoods: creating pathways to economic opportunity
Our programmes support women, young people and vulnerable households through cleaner cooking solutions, technical training, internships and employability initiatives.
Humanitarian support: responding when communities need it most
During emergencies, we work with local partners to provide targeted relief and support to affected communities.
Environment: restoring the places communities depend on
We support ecosystem restoration and community livelihoods through initiatives such as mangrove restoration and degraded-land rehabilitation.
Our people & communities
KPC's network connects businesses, industries and communities across Kenya. Our impact depends on the people who operate it, the communities alongside it and the businesses that form part of our supply chain.
We focus on three things: keeping people safe, creating opportunity and building lasting value where we operate.
Our commitment: safe people, strong communities, shared opportunity
The value of KPC is not measured only by the energy we move. It is also measured by the people we develop, businesses we enable and communities we help strengthen.