{"id":38384,"date":"2026-06-30T08:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=38384"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:07:39","slug":"kenya-rwanda-sign-fuel-import-deal-to-boost-supply-security","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/kenya-rwanda-sign-fuel-import-deal-to-boost-supply-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya, Rwanda sign fuel import deal to boost supply security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Kenya and Rwanda signed three pacts on Monday setting up a government framework \u200bfor Rwanda-bound fuel imports, the Kenya Pipeline \u200cCompany and Rwanda&#8217;s Trade Ministry said in statements on X.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The agreements comprise a memorandum of understanding, a tripartite \u200bagreement and a transport and storage agreement, setting\u00a0\u200bKenya, Rwanda sign fuel import deal to boost supply security<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>up a government-to-government framework.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rwanda said the partnership \u2060would boost security and continuity of petroleum supply, \u200bfree up logistical bottlenecks and make import flows \u200bmore predictable.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The deal supports Rwanda&#8217;s strategy to diversify import routes, strengthen fuel security and make petroleum products available for \u200beconomic growth and industrial development.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Designated institutions such \u200bas Rwanda National Energy Company and KPC will begin implementing \u200cthe \u2060deal, working with both countries&#8217; government agencies, Rwanda said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Landlocked Rwanda imports all its petroleum products overland through two main ports, Dar es Salaam in \u200bTanzania and \u200bMombasa in \u2060Kenya.<\/div>\n<div>The new arrangement aims to move a greater share of Rwanda&#8217;s fuel \u200bimports to the Mombasa route, using Kenyan \u200bstorage \u2060and pipeline infrastructure.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>KPC said the first cargo covered by the deal is set to arrive at \u2060Mombasa \u200bbetween September 4 and September \u200b6 to launch operations under the partnership.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;Reuters&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20722,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,44],"class_list":["post-38384","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Rwanda and Kenya fuel imports","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/38384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/38384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38393,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/38384\/revisions\/38393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=38384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}