Nairobi, April 7 -- The State released Sh3.52 billion to compensate oil marketing firms for losses incurred at the defunct Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said.

New disclosures show the long-delayed compensation cash was released by the State Department for Petroleum in April 2025, with payouts to affected oil marketers expected to be concluded within the current 2025/26 financial year.

"On April 24, 2025, the State Department for Petroleum transferred to KPRL Sh3,515,911,634 to begin the settlement process. The verification and payment process is ongoing and expected to be concluded during the financial year 2025/26," Ms Gathungu said in a newly published audit report for the financial year to ...