Macharia Kamau

2 days ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Macharia Kamau

Lake Gas is pushing ahead with its bulk cooking gas terminal project in Kilifi County, risking running afoul of the High Court’s ruling halting construction and revoking the firm’s environmental licence. The Tanzanian firm has been positioning itself as a key player in Kenya’s cooking gas market. A planned 25,000 metric tonne liquified petroleum gas (LPG) storage plant is expected to boost its Kenyan operations, including retail sales of cooking gas.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi |Macharia Kamau

Influential Kenyan energy and infrastructure group Gulf Energy has agreed to acquire Tullow Oil's entire Kenyan holdings for a minimum of $120 million (Sh15.4 billion). The landmark move positions the local firm—which has risen to prominence in recent years following lucrative State-backed business deals—as the key player in the long-stalled Turkana oil project and its potential future riches.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Macharia Kamau

Across Africa, governments and private sector players have poured significant investments into digital infrastructure—from sprawling fibre optic networks to booming mobile payments platforms. Yet, as innovation races ahead, regulation is often lagging, slowed down by legacy mindsets among policymakers and slow-moving policy processes. This has resulted in the regulatory environment remaining inconsistent, frequently playing catch-up with industry developments.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Macharia Kamau

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is pushing for the conversion of privately owned cooking gas handling facilities into common user infrastructure as part of its broader strategy to drive up Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) usage in the country. The initiative, which will be regulated by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra), aims to open up existing LPG storage and import facilities to multiple industry players.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Macharia Kamau

Kenyans will get a slight reprieve following the reduction of fuel prices for the next one month. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) on Monday lowered the cost of the three products that it regulates by Sh1.95 per litre of super petrol, Sh2.20 per litre of diesel and Sh2.40 a litre of kerosene.