Kenya: High Court Declines to Block Planned Privatisation of Kenya Pipeline Corporation

The government has been handed another boost in a matter of days after the High Court declined to issue a conservatory order to block the planned privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC).

While issuing the orders on Monday, February 23, Justice Lawrence Mugambi noted that he would not be able to grant substantive orders since the privatisation process had already been listed for mention. 

Mugambi, however, cited jurisdiction concerns and the need to hear all parties mentioned in…