By Samantha Luseno, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Engagement Officer Published in the Standard Newspaper on 11th December 2020 Tullow Oil has recently received an extension of its contract to end of 2021 and Ministry of Petroleum and Mining has approved…
By Andrew Levi, Platform Campaigner The emergence of scandals linked to the ongoing Covid-19 global health pandemic in Kenya has served to amplify the importance of robust auditing, which aims to fostering credible public confidence in government and business undertakings.[1]…
By Samantha Luseno, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Engagement Officer Published in The Standard Newspaper on 4th December 2020 Mining activities while extremely lucrative for mining companies and investors alike, predominantly take place in drought prone areas and could have devastating…
By Samantha Luseno, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Engagement Officer, KCSPOG Published in the Standard Newspaper on 20th November 2020 An often-forgotten link is the role that water plays in the attainment of current and future energy sector development goals. Globally,…
By Samantha Luseno, Resource Mobilization and Partnership Engagement Officer-KCSPOG Published in the Standard Newspaper on Friday 13th November 2020 Since the discovery of commercially viable oil reserves in Turkana County the government through the implementing entities have adapted to mitigate…
As we diversify our activities and projects, the platform seeks to engage a consultant to redesign the existing website (domain: www.kcspog.org) to better communicate with key stakeholders in the field. These adjustments are to be made maintaining the following colour…
The Civil Society East Africa Oil and Gas Forum is hosting an inaugural webinar themed “The Geopolitics of Oil and Gas in East Africa and the Agenda for Collaborative Advocacy” scheduled for 22nd October 2020 between 1:00 pm - 2:30…
By Samantha Luseno-Resource Mobilization and Partnership Engagement Officer Published on Standard Newspaper on 2nd October 2020 In 2012, post discovery of oil in Kenya, famous cartoonist GADO published a cartoon in one of the daily’s with the Mwananchi in Turkana…
The webinar was convened by Oxfam in Kenya (OiK), Transparency International Kenya (TI-Kenya) and Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG). The webinar sought to address issues relating to: inadequate consultation of women including in interactions between communities…
By Samantha Luseno, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Engagement Officer Oil and gas was discovered in South Lokichar, Turkana-Kenya in 2012, with the immediate promise of contribution to the national economy. Estimates in 2019 put projected revenue for the sector at…