In this episode Angela details her experience working for the Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) alongside other NGOs and CSO on both local and international policy research and advocacy. In particular she describes her experience working…
KCSPOG is looking for a consultant to develop a Media/ CSO Training Manual petroleum revenue management and sector specific transparency and accountability reporting more broadly. The said manual should satisfy the following criteria: be Relevant and Outcome-Focused; Simple and Self-Explanatory;…
By Charles Wanguhu, Platform Coordinator Kenya’s Oil and Gas sector has been dealt its fair share of blows. Crude oil prices dropped to a record low, as a result of decreased demand occasioned by COVID-19 mitigation measures. In addition, due…
According to the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS) 2015/16, 36.1 per cent of Kenyans are living on less than Kshs. 1,900 per month for rural areas and less than Kshs. 2,700 per month for urban areas. This has likely…
The Platform has expanded its mandate beyond oil and gas to look at broader issues of energyaccess and the broader energy transition debate. KCSPOG seeks to find a highly driven individualto undertake the role of Energy Transition Advisor. The individual…
On 15 May 2020 Africa Oil announced that Tullow Kenya had submitted notices of Force Majeure to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining for Blocks 10BB and 13T. KCSPOG has developed an update based on the current status and the…
Following the Senate's special sitting on 31 March 2020, the Senate by resolution established an Ad-Hic Committee on the COVID-19 Situation. On 3 April 2020, The Ad-hoc Committee put out an Invitation for Public Participation and Submission of Memorandum call…
The Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) that commenced in June 2018 is a scheme aimed at assisting Tullow, its Joint venture partners Africa Oil, Total and the Government of Kenya get more information from the oil wells, test the market…
About KCSPOG The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas- is a platform coalition of CSOs in Kenya with focus on oil and gas resource management including environment, land and livelihoods. The platform’s vision is to seek to influence…
Ms Blessing Hungwe an Artisanal Miner from Zimbabwe making a presentation at the Investing in African Mining Indaba on behalf of the Alternative Mining Indaba. Image courtesy of Mining Indaba In February 2020 Oil, gas and mining African government ministers,…