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NewsWeekPRO Mystery Buyer Unmasked: Dangote Confirms Sh42.5 Billion KPC Deal By: Kelvin Mutua Date:

NAIROBI, Kenya – Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has confirmed acquiring a stake of nearly 25pc in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), ending days of speculation over the identity of the investor behind a Sh42.5 billion block transaction on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Dangote disclosed the investment during an interview with Bloomberg in London, saying his group had bought a quarter of the company responsible for transporting and distributing petroleum products through Kenya’s pipeline network.

“We bought 25 percent of their pipeline network for their distribution of petroleum products,” Bloomberg quoted Dangote as saying, according to Business Daily’s report published on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

The transaction involved 4.5 billion shares, representing 24.76pc of KPC, and was valued at approximately Sh42.5 billion, according to the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s daily trading disclosure.

Although Dangote has confirmed the purchase, the exact legal identity of the company through which the stake was acquired has not been established in the reports reviewed.

The transaction took place on Monday, October 19, when a block of 4.5 billion KPC shares changed hands through the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s Block Board.

Business Daily reported that Rock Investment Bank was the broker selling the shares, while KCB Capital fronted the purchasing client.

The deal came less than eight months after KPC shares began trading publicly following the government’s initial public offering in March 2026.

Several state-linked institutions had acquired substantial holdings during the IPO. The subsequent sale of a large block of their shares raised questions about the identity of the buyer and the rationale for the disposal.

The transaction was completed at a time when KPC was expanding its profile as a strategic energy infrastructure investment following its listing.

The mystery buyer of a 25% stake in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) through a block purchase is Aliko Dangote, who confirmed that one of his companies acquired the stake. https://t.co/zWms00F3JG pic.twitter.com/P1R1IiPtFc

Dangote’s entry into KPC gives the Nigerian industrialist a significant position in a company central to Kenya’s petroleum supply chain.

The pipeline operator transports fuel from import facilities to storage and distribution centres, making it an important part of the infrastructure supplying Kenya and neighbouring markets.

A 24.76pc stake makes Dangote the company’s second-largest shareholder, according to Business Daily. The holding could give his investment significant influence over shareholder discussions, although the precise governance implications will depend on KPC’s ownership arrangements and applicable rules.

The investment also comes as Dangote pursues a much larger energy project in Kenya: the planned refinery in Lamu, launched in September 2026.

The proposed refinery is designed to process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day and is intended to serve Kenya and wider regional markets. Dangote’s growing involvement in the country’s energy sector could create commercial links between refining, petroleum distribution and logistics, although the extent of any direct relationship between the KPC investment and the refinery has not been established.

Before Dangote’s disclosure, the identity of the buyer had become a subject of political debate.

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro alleged that public institutions had been pressured to buy KPC shares during the IPO before selling a large stake to an investor he claimed had links to President William Ruto.

Nyoro also alleged that the transaction was connected to the proposed Lamu refinery. Those claims were reported on October 21, but the allegations concerning Ruto’s private interests have not been established by the evidence reviewed.

Dangote’s confirmation identifies the investor behind the reported purchase, but it does not, by itself, prove or disprove the separate allegations made about the government’s role in the IPO or the share sale.

The distinction matters because the identity of the buyer and questions about how the transaction was arranged are separate issues.

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