- Union challenges Faith Bett Boinett’s appointment as KPC board chair in court.
- Seeks to stop key board decisions, including hiring a managing director.
- Wants all KPC Board resolutions since April 22, 2026, declared invalid.
The Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union has moved to the High Court seeking to overturn the appointment of Faith Bett Boinett as Chairperson of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Board, arguing that the process violated the Constitution and several laws governing public appointments.
The union is also asking the court to suspend the implementation of key decisions made by the current board, maintaining that its actions are invalid because they stem from what it describes as an unlawful appointment.
According to the petition, Boinett’s appointment and subsequent reappointment as board chair breached constitutional provisions on leadership, integrity and public service. The petitioners further argue that the appointments were inconsistent with the Conflict of Interest Act, the Companies Act, and the State Corporations governance code, Mwongozo.
The petition also raises concerns over transport and storage agreements involving Fastnett Energy Limited, saying the arrangements created a conflict of interest.
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In the court filing, the union wants the High Court to declare Boinett’s appointment and reappointment unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid, and null and void. It is also seeking an order of certiorari to quash the decision appointing her to lead the KPC board.
The petition further seeks to stop the board from implementing strategic decisions, including the recruitment of a managing director. The union argues that since changes to KPC’s status in April this year, the directors have been serving only in a caretaker capacity and therefore lack the authority to make major policy decisions.
Among the resolutions the petitioners want suspended are planned capital expenditure projects, including crude oil investments and the upgrade of the company’s enterprise resource planning system. They argue that such decisions should not proceed before Uganda appoints its representative to the KPC board.
The union is also seeking orders to halt proposed changes to the company’s staff medical scheme. In addition, it wants the court to invalidate all board resolutions made from April 22, 2026, saying they were undertaken without proper legal authority and are therefore unconstitutional and void.
By Jonathan Mwinzi
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