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High Court declines to reopen KPC, KenolKobil breach of contract dispute 

Kenya Pipeline Company petroleum storage facility in Industrial area, Nairobi.

Kenya Pipeline Company petroleum storage facility in Industrial area, Nairobi in this photo taken on January 22, 2021. The High Court has declined to reopen litigation of a multibillion-shilling dispute between Kenya Pipeline Company and KenolKobil arising from a breach of contract.

Photo credit: Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The dispute emanated from an agreement signed in 1999 where KPC agreed to provide transportation of the oil marketer’s petroleum products.
  • KPC moved to court seeking orders that the reassessment of loss and damages awarded by Mr Abdullahi in arbitral proceedings be set aside. 
  • The oil marketer had accused KPC of failing to facilitate the berthing of various ships carrying its petroleum products worth Sh9 billion by failing to allocate its storage space.

The High Court has declined to reopen litigation of a multibillion-shilling dispute between Kenya Pipeline Company and KenolKobil arising from a breach of contract.

The dispute emanated from an agreement signed in 1999 where Kenya Pipeline agreed to provide transportation of the oil marketer’s petroleum products through its systems and deliver it to specified points.