Inside Kenya Pipeline's KSh 154bn IPO

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January 19, 2026

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Inside Kenya’s Pipeline’s Historic KSh 154bn IPO

By TKWS

Kenya is preparing to launch the long-awaited Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) IPO, a landmark KES 100 billion capital raise that is expected to reshape the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), unlock a new era of retail participation, and position KPC as one of the most valuable infrastructure companies in Africa.

  • The offer period is expected to open this week, marking the first large-scale Electronic IPO (E-IPO) in Kenya’s history.

  • At a targeted valuation of KSh 154 billion, KPC would immediately become the 5th largest listed company on the NSE by market capitalisation.

  • The transaction is being positioned as a once-in-a-generation listing, designed to revive retail participation, deepen market liquidity, and bring millions of ordinary Kenyans into ownership of one of the country’s most strategic infrastructure assets.

KPC operates as a natural monopoly and remains one of East Africa’s most strategically important energy infrastructure companies.

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