• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Hon. Eng. Andrew Kamau

Ministry of Petroleum & Mining, Kenya

Principal Secretary

Andrew Kamau is the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining. He has been instrumental in the rapid uptake of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a primary cooking fuel. 80% of Kenya’s population, despite the advances in electricity access (75%) still cooks with charcoal and fire would. This leads to serious indoor pollution and negatively impacts the health of especially women. In addition, Andrew has embarked on the acquisition of geological data in the Petroleum and mining sector. This is with a focus on minerals for the 4th Industrial revolution. Energy minerals that are important for energy transition. Before joining the Government of Kenya in 2015, Andrew has worked in various capacity in the energy and mining sectors for 25 years. In this time he has worked for multinationals in East Africa and major trading organizations in Europe. He was active in the power sector in Democratic republic of Congo and has been the public officer in a Canadian listed resource company. Currently he is on the board of a Kewberg Cables and Braids in South Africa, a specialty cable manufacturer and Khulaco (PTY) Ltd, one of the HDSA companies in possession of a South African petroleum import license and has been a director Sallies Ltd, a JSE listed company, involved in the mining of Fluorspar in South Africa.

Sessions With Hon. Eng. Andrew Kamau

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    Africa's Upstream: Getting the investment?
    Upstream Oil & Gas

    Competition for upstream investment is fierce, and while some African countries have struggled to attract investment others have adopted approaches that have led to new investment and project sanctions. Despite headwinds, the resurgence in African upstream licensing rounds in 2019 promises to extend well into 2020. With an abundance of global opportunities, and as new African plays are gas prone and increasingly in deep water, how will countries remain competitive? How will investors respond? Should investment capital be deployed on existing projects or on new opportunities, if at all? How will countries respond to the energy transition imperative? What will this mean for investment?