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It was another charged session as deliberations on the proposed sale of the Kenya Pipeline Company through an Initial Public Offering entered day two. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and the heads of the Capital Markets Authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange faced a joint parliamentary committee separately, where MPs sharply questioned the process, citing a lack of public participation and critical details such as the company’s valuation.
MPs question Kenya pipeline privatization over public input
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