• President William Ruto accompanied Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Monday, December 16, 2024, during the launch of the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)program for all boarding schools in Kenya as well as the LPG Project for Jamhuri High School in Nairobi.

President William Ruto accompanied Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Monday, December 16, 2024, during the launch of the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)program for all boarding schools in Kenya as well as the LPG Project for Jamhuri High School in Nairobi.

The event held at Jamhuri High School in Nairobi County aimed to provide a more efficient, sustainable and cheaper method of preparing meals for school.

During the programme launch, President Ruto revealed that the government would adopt the Open Tender System (OTS) for procuring gas products. Speaking during the event, Governor Sakaja hailed the program as a great initiative by the government.

President William Ruto announced significant changes to Kenya’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) procurement process aimed at lowering consumer prices.

This move by the government is among the ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuel use.“Going into the future, we will transition the gas purchase in Kenya to an open tender mechanism (OTS),” President Ruto explained. “This OTS will support the competitive purchase of gas, ensuring lower prices and leveraging our country’s scale.”

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In addition to the OTS, the President announced that the government would partner with the private sector to establish a standard user import facility.

The facility, located at Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited, will help private sector players import gas without the burden of securing storage facilities.

The President clarified that the new directive would align LPG procurement with the petroleum products tendering system. Stating that until now OTS had only been used for the importation of petroleum products such as diesel, petrol, and kerosene.

With these changes, Ruto aims to enhance competition, improve market efficiency, and reduce LPG prices for consumers nationwide.

The Cabiet Secretary (CS) for Energy Opiyo Wandayi, Hon. Beatrice Elachi, Hon. George Aladwa, Area Member of County Assembly (MCA) Mwaura Chege, and other leaders attended the event.