KCSPOG MEMORANDUM TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE INCREASE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICES.
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KCSPOG Petition to the Senate
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KCSPOG Petition to the National Assembly and the Senate
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Time to review the Price Control on Fuel?
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 worsened based on the findings of the Survey on Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Households Report conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) earlier this year which revealed that there was generally a decrease in the number of hours worked across sectors attributable to COVID-19 lockdown measures. While the recently rising global oil prices are a factor, policy options adopted by the government in the last 3 months (June-August) have equally exacerbated the effects of increments in pump prices on the pockets of the Mwananchi. It is unconscionable that…
Memorandum To The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on COVID-19 [April 2020]
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 for comments through the National Dailies and the Senate's Twitter account (@Senate_KE) . In line with this KCPSOG, Platform member Oxfam- Kenya and partners listed below submitted a memorandum on 8 April 2020: International Budget Partnership Kenya; Institute for Public Finance Kenya;Expertize Global Consulating;African Women's Development and Communication Network;Kenya National Chamber of Commerce;Africa Tax Justice Networking; andJoy Ndubai 8 April 2020 Memorandum to Senate Committee
KCSPOG welcomes new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rules
The adoption of the new rules for resource extraction companies by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are a welcome initiative and will prove to be a boon for organisations like the Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) as we continue to carry out our mandate of increasing access to information. This shall in turn improve transparency and accountability of the Government of Kenya to its citizens. The new rules, mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, require oil, mining and gas companies to disclose payments made to the government for the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals. The payments to government that must be disclosed include taxes, royalties, fees (including licence fees), production entitlements, bonuses, dividends, payments for infrastructure…
National Assembly Report by the Departmental Committee on Energy on the Petroleum Bill, 2015
The Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2015was published and read for a First Time in the National Assembly on 19th August, 2015 andthereafter committed to the departmental Committee on Energy,Communication and Information for consideration pursuant to StandingOrder 127. Read the Report
Parliamentary Report on the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2017
Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG), in partnership with Platform member Natural Justice, submitted before the National Assembly’s Committee on Energy a memorandum on the Bill on 15th March, 2018. The Committee has since then published a report on the submissions/considerations/comments ,including those made by other key stakeholders. Our submissions are noted in Section 3.4 of the report. The Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2017 underwent the First Reading on 14th February, 2018 and thereafter committed to the Committee on Energy as provided for in the Standing order 127(1). The Committee while considering the Bill pursuant to Article 118(b) and Standing Order 127(3), invited the public submit representation/comments they might have on the Bill. This invitation was done through , a notification which was placed in…
Update on the Petroleum Bill, 2017 (August 2018)
The passage of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 ushered in a new era of natural resource governance and management in Kenya. Hydrocarbons, Crude Oil in our case, which had previously been the property of the state, are now the property of the people of Kenya (managed for them by the State). To effect the Constitutional change relating to natural resources, the National Assembly in 2013 first introduced the Petroleum Bill. The Petroleum Bill, 2013 sought to repeal the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act which commenced in 1984. Since 2013 there have been four legislative attempts at obtaining a new Oil & Gas legal regime in Kenya. The National Assembly The latest attempt was in January 2018 when the Petroleum (Exploration, Production & Development) Bill, 2017 (Petroleum (E, P & D)…
Update: Petroleum Act, 2019
On 12 March 2019, the President of the Republic of Kenya Assented to the Petroleum Act, 2019 and the Energy Act, 2019. The Acts commenced on 28 March 2019 and together they regulate the Upstream Petroleum Industry and will regulate various aspects of the intended production that will begin in 2022. The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil & Gas currently conducting further analysis on various aspects of the Acts and shall share additional information. From our preliminary analysis, the four big changes are with regards to: Contract Transparency; Revenue Sharing; Community Rights; and Increased share of Government of Kenya Revenues Preliminary Analysis: Four Big Changes Petroleum Act, 2019 Energy Act, 2019