Kenya and Rwanda have signed a landmark deal under which Kenya will handle Rwanda's bulk petroleum imports through the Port of Mombasa and the Kenya Pipeline Company.
The agreement was signed on Monday, June 29, 2026, during a ceremony presided over by Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi. The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding, a Tripartite Agreement and a Transport and Storage Agreement to operationalise the new fuel import arrangement.
The deal fully opens the Northern Corridor to Rwanda for the import of bulk refined petroleum products under their government-to-government arrangement. Fuel transiting to Rwanda is projected to grow from roughly 50,000 cubic meters to over 500,000 cubic metres annually.
Rwanda imports all its refined petroleum products and previously relied mainly on the Port of Dar es Salaam. Rwanda's first cargo under the new arrangement is expected to dock at the Port of Mombasa in September.
