NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 17 – The Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union has moved to the High Court seeking to nullify the appointment of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Board Chair Faith Bett Boinett.
The union also wants the courts to halt key decisions made by the company’s board, arguing that the appointments and subsequent actions violated the Constitution and corporate governance laws.
At the heart of the case are allegations that the appointment and reappointment of Boinett as KPC board chair contravened constitutional provisions on leadership, integrity and public service.
The petitioners argue that the appointment similarly violated the Conflict-of-Interest Act, the Companies Act and the State Corporations governance code, Mwongozo.
According to the petitioners, the transport and storage agreements involving Fastnett Energy Limited presented a conflict of interest.
“A declaration be and is hereby issued that the decision for the appointment and/or re-appointment of the 1st Respondent as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 11th Respondent… is therefore, unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid, null and void,” the petition reads.
“An order of certiorari be and is hereby issued, to remove and bring into the High Court, and quash the decision for the appointment and/or re-appointment of the 1st Respondent as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 11th Respondent.”
The union is also asking the court to stop the implementation of strategic decisions taken by the current board, including the recruitment of a managing director, arguing that the directors have been operating as a caretaker board with limited powers following changes to KPC’s status in April this year.
It further seeks to suspend major capital investments, including crude oil projects and an enterprise resource planning upgrade, pending the appointment of Uganda’s representative to the board.
The petition additionally seeks orders blocking changes to KPC’s staff medical scheme and asks the court to declare several board decisions made since April 22, 2026 unconstitutional and void.
