KPC’S CORPORATE MANDATE, VISION AND MISSION

Corporate Mandate

KPC was incorporated in 1973 under the Company’s Act Cap 486 of the Laws of Kenya and started commercial operations in 1978.  The overall objective of setting up the company was to provide the economy with the most efficient, reliable, safe and least cost means of transporting petroleum products from Mombasa to the hinterland. 

 The mandates for which KPC was established are: 

 

To build a pipeline for the conveyance of petroleum or petroleum products from Mombasa to Nairobi, for the account of the Company or for the account of others, and any other pipelines in East Africa as the Company may determine.

 

To own, manage or operate such pipelines and any other pipelines (whether or not built by the company) and all ancillary pumping, storage and other facilities and such other plant, equipment and installations, movable and immovable, as the company may consider desirable and to manufacture, construct, maintain or modify any of the same.  

 

To market, process, treat and deal in petroleum products and other products and goods that may conveniently be dealt in by the Company and to provide transport and other distributive facilities, outlets and services in connection therewith.  

 

To acquire, modify and develop property and rights of any kind and subject to any conditions or liabilities and to enter into or procure the grant of any contracts, licences, charters, concessions or other instruments or right whatsoever that may be necessary or desirable to secure, promote or protect the Company’s business or undertaking or otherwise in connection with any of the objects of the Company.  

To contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist or take part in any development, undertaking or activity likely to benefit the Company directly or indirectly.  

To acquire and undertake the whole or any part of the business, property, and liabilities of any person or body carrying on any business which the Company is authorised to carry on, or possessed of property suitable for the purposes of the Company.  

To amalgamate or enter in to partnership or into any arrangement for sharing of profits, union of interests, co-operation, join adventure, reciprocal concession, or otherwise, with any person or body carrying on or engaged in or about to carry on or engage in any business or transaction which the Company is authorized to carry on or engage in, or any business or transaction capable of being conducted so as directly or indirectly to benefit the Company.  

To promote any other Company or other body for purpose of acquiring or taking over all or any of the property, rights, and liabilities of the Company, or for any other purpose which may seem directly or indirectly calculated to benefit the Company.  

To take or otherwise acquire and hold shares, debentures or other securities of any other Company or body. 

 

 To invest and deal with the money of the Company not immediately required in such manner as may from time to time be required. 

 To lend and advance money or give credit to any person or body. 

 

 To guarantee and give guarantees for the payment of money or the performance of contracts or obligations by any person or body and other wise to assist any person or body.  

 

To borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manners as the Company may think fit and in particular by the issue of debentures or debenture stock, perpetual or otherwise, charged upon all or any of the Company’s property (both present and future), including its uncalled capital; and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities.  

 

To remunerate any person or body for services rendered, or to be rendered, in placing or assisting to place or guaranteeing the placing of any of the shares in the Company’s capital or any debentures, debenture stock, or other securities of the Company, or in or about the organisation, formation, or promotion of the Company or the conduct of the business.

 

To establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of associations, institutions, funds, trusts and conveniences calculated to benefit employees or past employees, or the dependants or connections or any such persons; and to grant pensions and allowances; and to make payments towards insurance.  

 

To draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute, and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading, warrants, and other negotiable or transferable instruments.  

 

To procure the Company to be registered or recognised or to operate in any country or place outside Kenya.  

 

To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of turn to account, or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property and rights of the Company.  

 

To take or hold mortgages, liens, and charges to secure payment of the sale proceeds of any part of the Company’s property sold by the Company or any other money due to the Company by any person or body.  

 

To accept stock or shares in, or the debentures, mortgage debentures or other securities of any other company or other body in payment for any services rendered or for any sale made to or debt owing from any such body.

 

To issue and allot fully or partly paid shares in the capital of the Company in payment or part payment of any real or personal property purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or any services rendered to the Company. 

 

 To sell or dispose of the undertaking of the Company or any part thereof for such consideration as the Company may think fit.

 

To carry on any other activity or undertaking which may seem the Company capable of being conveniently or advantageously carried on in connection with the above or calculated directly or indirectly to promote or facilitate its business or enhance the value of any of its property or rights.  

 

To carry out all or any of the objects of the Company and do all or any of the above things as principal, agent, contractor, or trustee, or otherwise, and by or through trustees or agents or otherwise, and either alone or in conjunction with others.  

 

To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the Company.

Vision

To be the Company of Choice in the Oil Industry”

Mission

KPC mission statements are: 

To transport, store and deliver petroleum products by pipeline and other modes of transport to all potential regions efficiently, safely and with the utmost respect for the environment. 

 

To achieve market dominance by building relationships of trust with the Company’s customers, staff and the host communities of it’s key assets based on professionalism, responsibility and true partnership. 

 

To build the confidence of the Company’s shareholders and  secure the future of business through profitable operations and prudent investments.

Core Values                 

The values KPC holds and endeavors to put into practice in order to guide it in performing its work are:

To have the best operating system by using the best technology.

To maintain the highest level of professionalism in work.  

To work as a team.

To provide outstanding customer service delivery.

To uphold safe and environmentally friendly practices

KPC Staff Commitment

“To do our best always”

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