Taifa Gas Kenya

2023 - 2 - 24

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Star, Kenya"

Ruto arrives at Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (The Star, Kenya)

Tanzania Businessman Rostam Aziz, the chairperson of Taifa Gas greets President William Ruto after arriving at Dongo Kundu on February 24, 2023.

“What we are bringing to Kenya is the economies of scale. We expect 90,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created by this investment especially when we start the downstream retail operations,” she said. President Ruto's government has allocated the company 30 acres of land from the 3,000 acres that have been set aside for the Dongo Kundu SEZ project. - President Ruto's government has allocated the company 30 acres of land from the 3,000 acres that have been set aside for the Dongo Kundu SEZ project. The company is investing USD130 million (Sh16 billion) in a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) import, storage and distribution plant. - The company is investing USD130 million (SH16 billion) in a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) import, storage and distribution plant.

Ruto launches building of $130.5m LPG plant in Mombasa (The East African)

Kenya's President William Ruto (left) and Taifa Gas Group Chairman Rostam Aziz during the ground-breaking ceremony of the 30,000-tonne plant at the Dongo ...

The entry of Taifa Gas into the country is part of a bilateral trade deal between Kenya and Tanzania signed during the tenure of Ruto’s predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta. During recent bilateral trade negotiations between the two countries held in Zanzibar, Kenya pushed for local carrier JamboJet to be allowed to fly to several destinations in Tanzania. The plant worth $130.5 million is owned by Taifa Gas, the largest LPG gas dealer in Tanzania which was founded by billionaire Rostam Aziz.

Taifa Gas: Tanzanian LPG Company to Create 90000 Jobs in ... (Tuko.co.ke)

Tanzanian Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) company Taifa Gas is setting up KSh 16 billion plant in Mombasa and aims to employ 90000 Kenyans and reduce prices.

"We are happy to be involved with the local gas market and especially to start our project in Mombasa. Our coming to Kenya facilitated by President Ruto's government will do so even as we struggle with the complex issue of There we will look for land and the residents are helping us to prepare those areas," she said. Gas prices in this country are expected to drop because the ability to store gas will enable us to buy LPG at a cheaper price from the world market. [Kenya Revenue Authority](https://www.tuko.co.ke/272879-how-kra-pin-search-using-id-number-kenya.html) (KRA) to [remove all taxes levied on LPG](https://www.tuko.co.ke/politics/495832-william-ruto-pledges-remove-taxes-cooking-gas-kila-nyumba-itakuwa-na-gas/) in a bid to reduce gas prices across the Kenyan market. Currently, the project aims at reducing the price of gas in the country by having a large gas storage area.

President Ruto Set to Remove All Taxes on Cooking Gas [VIDEO] (Kenyans.co.ke)

At the same time, Ruto ordered top managers at the Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC) to expand local terminal storage capacity.

- Bold24 February 2023 - 5:34 pm - Manhunt24 February 2023 - 4:35 pm - Tragic24 February 2023 - 5:53 pm

Tanzanian tycoon Rostam Aziz pledges cheaper cooking gas (Business Daily)

The entry of Taifa Gas, a liquefied petroleum gas firm, into the local market is expected to trigger price wars.

[By JACKSON BIKO](/bd/lifestyle/profiles/-numbers-guy-s-rise-to-top-aga-khan-university-hospital-office--4135440) [By ANITA CHEPKOECH](/bd/news/us-first-lady-jill-biden-arrives-in-kenya-for-two-day-visit-4136478) [By PATRICK ALUSHULA](/bd/corporate/companies/matatu-insurer-invesco-falls-into-liquidation-4136766)

Rostam Azizi: Profile of Tanzania's Richest Man Eyeing Kenya's ... (Kenyans.co.ke)

According to Forbes, 58-year-old Rostam Azizi, who launched a Taifa Gas plant in Dongo Kundu in Mombasa, is one of the wealthiest people in Tanzania.

- Investor25 February 2023 - 8:25 am - JUSTICE25 February 2023 - 9:48 am It aims to provide cheaper LPG in Kenya. Azizi runs real estate property in Tanzania, Dubai, and Oman. Today, the tycoon owns nearly 18 per cent of Vodacom, Tanzania's largest mobile phone company.Tanzanian Tycoon Rostam Azizi speaking at Serena hotel in Nairobi on May 5, 2021.YouTube The tycoon is a fifth-generation Persian businessman, economist, and former politician.

Rostam Aziz's gas plant is the largest private investment in Kenya ... (The Citizen)

Mombasa. Kenya's President William Ruto has on Friday, February 24, commissioned a multibillion-shilling cooking gas plant owned by Tanzanian tycoon, ...

With the latest investment by Taifa Gas, the Kenyan government says its doors are open to more Tanzanian investors. "We value Western partners more than our own in Africa. I have put that to an end,” he said

Gas prices to drop as Ruto announces removal of taxes (The Star, Kenya)

President Willliam Ruto has pledged to remove the tax on cooking gas with an aim to eliminate the use of wood fuel. He directed Energy CS Davis Chirchir to ...

He said 70 per cent of Kenyans currently are using firewood to cook, this being mostly women. • Ruto also directed the ministry to launch a crackdown on the illegal filing of gas in the country saying it is dangerous. • He said 70 per cent of Kenyans currently are using firewood to cook, this being mostly women.

Ruto announces measures to reduce gas prices (Pulse Live Kenya)

President Ruto also said that he was confident that the economy had stabilised and his next focus would be to address the cost of living | Pulselive Kenya.

President Ruto also said that he was confident that the economy had stabilised and his next focus would be to address the cost of living. President Ruto also said that he was confident that the economy had stabilised and his next focus would be to address the cost of living "Every household in Kenya will have a gas cylinder and we will make sure that the price of gas goes down because we will also do away with all taxes imposed on gas so that we can make sure that every household in the republic of Kenya has access to gas for cooking," the head of state spoke.

Taifa Gas Kenya

Explore the last week