{"id":109039,"date":"2025-10-14T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/?p=109039"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:53:29","slug":"kenya-pipeline-privatization-to-conclude-by-march-says-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/2025\/10\/kenya-pipeline-privatization-to-conclude-by-march-says-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Pipeline privatization to conclude by March, says State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 6 &#8211; The Government has set March 2026 as the target month to conclude the privatization of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a notice by the Privatization Commission, the process follows Cabinet and National Assembly approval under the Privatization Act, 2005, paving the way for the state to sell part of its stake in the state-owned firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the approval of the Privatization Method for the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Limited by the Cabinet, the subsequent tabling of the requisite report before the National Assembly, and the approval thereof on October 1, 2025, the Privatization Commission hereby gives notice of the approved transaction,\u201d the notice stated.<\/p>\n<p>The government plans to sell 65 percent of its shareholding in KPC, a move expected to raise over Sh100 billion. 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