Tullow Oil Kenya announces plan to fire some of its 650 staff

By Kepha Muiruri,

British-based oil explorer Tullow has issued a redundancy notice with respect to its staff members in Kenya, signalling massive job losses at the firm...

Tullow Kenya

Kirinyaga: Man stabs brother to death for insulting him

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police in Kirinyaga County have launched a hunt for a 39-year-old man who stabbed his brother to death for allegedly insulting him at their home in Mw...

Gov’t silent on revenue sharing deal with Turkana oil partners

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Ministry of Petroleum has brushed aside questions regarding its revenue sharing agreement with its oil exploration partners among them Tullow. ...

Andrew Kamau , Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Petroleum Ministry , Tullow

Wanted KRA officials: DCI orders these 48 officers to surrender

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has ordered 48 officials of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to immediately surrender to the ...

DCI , KRA , tax evasion

Nyeri: Man jailed for failing to pay Ksh.9M after losing election petition

By Citizen Team,

A man was on Monday committed to 30 days in civil jail after failing to raise Ksh.9.5 million as ordered by the court following an unsuccessful petiti...

Matjira election petition , nyeri county , Rigathi Gachagua , Wambura Wamaranga

Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Kenya Power Company has announced interruption in electricity supply across the country beginning tomorrow. In a statement to newsrooms, the co...

kenya power company

Tullow shy of 125,000 barrels to first crude shipment

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil exploration and production company Tullow has announced plans to step up its evacuation of crude oil from Turkana to the Changamwe h...

Africa Oil , Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Martin Mbogo , Ministry of Energy and Petroleum , Petroleum Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau , Total , Tullow Oil

KeBS MD, 32 top KRA officials arrested over contraband goods

By Wangui Ngechu,

Embattled Charles Ongwae, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) Managing Director has been re-arrested. Ogwae was arrested alongside 32 top Kenya Reve...

KRA

Oil operations to resume next week

By Sophie Kinoti,

The government will resume trucking crude oil from Turkana to Mombasa next week, two months after the project stalled due to disputes with the local c...

community dispute , John Munyes , Martin Mbogo , Ministry of Petroleum , Mombasa , MOU , road , transport , trucking , Tullow Oil , turkana

Tullow mulls halting Kenya operations over protests

By Reuters,

Britain’s Tullow Oil said on Tuesday that it may be forced to shut down operations at its northern Kenyan oilfields after the local community stoppe...

early oil pilot scheme , hostilities , Martin Mbogo , oil production , protests , trucking , Tullow , turkana

Govt. signs joint oil pipeline deal with Tullow

By Citizen,

Kenya continues to inch closer towards full scale oil production following the signing of a joint agreement to construct an 820 kilometer crude oil pi...

Africa Oil , Charles Keter , commercial viability , crude , energy , final investment decision , Front-End Engineering Design , Maersk Oil , Martin Mbogo , Ministry of Energy and Petroleum , Oil , OPEC , Petroleum , Tullow Oil , turkana

Will oil discovery light up Turkana?

By Maureen Murimi,

Kenyans will have to wait until 2017 to benefit from the oil discovered in Turkana County three years ago. However, residents of Lokichar are alrea...

kenya , Oil , Tullow Oil , turkana , water

Nanok: Enhance Security In Oil Rich Areas

By Citizen,

The governor said there was need for security to be blostered especially now that oil has been found in the area.   Nanok said the attack...

British High Commissioner Christian Turner , citizen , citizen news , citizennews , citizentv , Nanok , Tullow Kenya , Turkana Governor Josephat Nanok

Tullow Kenya Donates Ksh 20M To Fight Hunger

By Citizen,

This follows a biting drought in the area that is now threatening the lives of Turkana residents The move follows an appeal by local leaders for t...