Category: Policy Briefs

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] For Kenya’s petroleum sector in particular - a sector already fraught with unknowns – there has been increased volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity in the sector in recent months. Sector activity slowed down following oil companies suspending operations on account of Force Majeure and in some instances exiting the country. Other challenges have been the stalling of mid-stream and down-stream projects including the commencement of the Kisumu Oil Jetty; unresolved tax disputes between government and certain international oil companies; mounting concern on the socio-environmental impact of oil sector activity giving…