Midland Energy Limited has formally entered liquidation, with Christopher Ndirangu Kirathe appointed to oversee the process.
According to a gazette notice dated November 28, the appointment followed a Liquidation Order issued on February 28, 2024, under Insolvency Petition No. E14 of 2018, administered by the High Court of Kenya.
“I, Christopher Ndirangu Kirathe, of P.O. Box 44286–00100, Nairobi, give notice that I was appointed as liquidator of Midland Energy Limited (In Liquidation), the Company pursuant to the Liquidation Order issued on the 28th February, 2024 and/or in accordance with the provisions of the Insolvency Act,” read part of the notice.
Midland Energy Limited Liquidator Issues Notice to Creditor
The liquidator, Christopher Ndirangu, stated that creditors of Midland Energy Limited must submit their claims by December 15, 2025
Additionally, creditors must show proof of debt using the debt form (Form No. 5) via [email protected].
According to the gazette notice, the first general meeting of creditors is scheduled for December 4, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held at Ernst & Young LLP, First Floor, Kenya Re Towers, Upper Hill, Nairobi.
A statement of affairs will be presented to creditors during the meeting, and any queries should be submitted in advance via [email protected].
The notice is to be served on the official receiver, the creditors, the company’s directors, and the court.
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Court Dismisses Bid to Force EPRA Licence Issuance
Midland Energy Limited’s administrators failed in their attempt to compel the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to issue new LPG licences.
The High Court dismissed an application filed in September 2020, noting that administration of insolvent companies under the Insolvency Act is primarily a private law process aimed at protecting creditors’ interests, whereas issuing new licences falls under EPRA’s public regulatory mandate.
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Midland Energy, placed under administration by African Banking Corporation in November 2018, had proposed selling its business and assets as a going concern to satisfy creditors.
However, the sale hit a roadblock after the company’s LPG licences were revoked in November 2017 over unpaid debts to other LPG pool members.
“To insist that payment of the incurred debt be made before a renewal of the licence is not to turn the incurred debt into a preferred debt as suggested by the Applicant,” read part of the judgement.
“It is simply salutary to the reality of the law that a licence shall not be renewed to a brand owner unless all debts accrued pursuant to the obligations under the LPG Cylinder Exchange Pool Agreement have been paid.”
Administrators had sought a court order directing EPRA to issue new licences and to allow their transfer to the purchaser.
The court ruled that the law allows transfer of existing licences but does not mandate the regulator to grant new ones. EPRA’s requirement that debts be cleared before licence renewal was upheld as lawful.
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