Rwanda fuel transit through Kenya set to rise

Kenya and Rwanda signed an agreement in June to establish the new petroleum supply route and facilitate more efficient movement of fuel to Rwanda.

MT Sea Wolf with 40,000 metric tonnes of petroleum from Sultan Oman docks at the Port of Mombasa on September 29, 2026. [Joackim Bwana, Standard]

Rwanda has received its first consignment of 40,000 metric tonnes of refined petroleum products through the Northern Corridor, marking the activation of a new import route designed to improve fuel supplies to the landlocked country.

The consignment, which docked at Mombasa port aboard MT Sea Wolf, was received at the Kenya Pipeline Company’s Kipevu Oil Terminal 2 by Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, who assured the Rwandan government of Kenya's commitment to provide Rwanda with access to global energy markets through the Northern Corridor.

"Kenya has positioned itself as a major regional logistics and energy transit hub,” said Opiyo.

Source: Standard