Government Puts on Sale Vehicles for as Low as Ksh150K

The Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) has put on auction unserviceable motor vehicles with varying price tags.

In a public notice on Tuesday, October 10, KPRL Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Ndoti invited interested bidders. 

The price of the four motor vehicles on sale ranges from Ksh 150,000 to Ksh 225,000.

According to the public notice, the motor vehicles are available for viewing at KPRL offices located on Refinery Road, Changamwe, Mombasa.

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Furthermore, interested bidders can view the vehicles on Monday, 16 October 2023 between 09:00am to 11:00am.

“Interested bidders are invited to download the bidding document containing detailed specifics from our website at www.kprl.co.ke or from the Public Procurement Information Portal www.tenders.go.ke for free,” the public notice specified.

At the same time, KPRL cautioned bidders that no other email address will be used during the communication on this bid.

Furthermore, completed bids with full contact details must be enclosed in a plain sealed envelope marked “Disposal of Motor Vehicles”.

The plain envelope will be deposited in the tender box provided at the reception of the Kenya Petroleum Refineries offices located along Refinery Road in Changamwe, Mombasa.

Likewise, the envelope shall be delivered on Friday, October 27, before 10:00 am, which will be the closing date for the submission of bids.

About Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited

The Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited was originally set up by Shell and the British Petroleum Company BP to serve the East African region in the supply of a wide variety of oil products.

In addition, the Company was incorporated in 1960, under the name East African Oil Refineries Limited.

Notably, the first refinery complex was commissioned in 1963 while the second refinery train was commissioned in 1974.

On August 30, 2023, the government concluded the transfer of the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) to Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC).

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir announced the completion of the transfer.

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The transfer happened after the KPRL failed to become unprofitable to the government.

“Acquisition by transfer of shares basically is like saying one fully owned government parastatal takes ownership of another parastatal because they do the same business,” CS Chirchir commented on the issue.

The KPRL assets, which sit on a 370-acre parcel of land have been idle for the past nine years.

However, on 18^th of July 2023, President William Ruto’s Cabinet approved the acquisition of KPRL by KPC through transfer of shares.