
When the 450-km Mombasa-Nairobi oil pipeline was commissioned in 2018 after a four-year construction period laced with delays and design changes, it was expected to make the Kenya Pipeline Company’s (KPC) core business – transporting petroleum – a breeze.
Since 2018, KPC has paid Zakhem International Construction Ltd $608.396 million (Sh79 billion), part of it stemming from legal battles. But the Lebanese firm’s claims for more billions are far from over.
Published Date: 2026-10-18 06:00:00
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Source: The Standard

