Andrew Kamau

Mr. Andrew Kamau is the Principal Secretary in the State Department of Petroleum, Ministry of Energy & Petroleum, Government of Kenya. Prior to this appointment, Andrew has been working in the energy and mining sector in Africa for over 25 years. In this time he has worked for multinationals in East Africa and major trading organizations in Europe and South Africa.  Andrew was awarded the Deal Maker of the Year 2005 by Global Pacific Partners. During his oil trading career, Andrew has advised on various risks that may arise as a result of pursuing business in countries in the region. He has successfully negotiated USD 60 Million revolving line of credit for the Dem. Rep. of Congo for the purchase of refined petroleum products. Helped develop the tender and supply contract for Gasoline on behalf of Government of Sudan and exported 200,000 MT of Gasoline from the refinery in Khartoum and supplied over USD 200 million worth of refined petroleum products to Tema Oil Refinery in Ghana.   More recently Mr. Kamau was active in the power sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has been the public officer in a Canadian listed resource company. He successfully negotiated a contract for the rehabilitation of the 1774 MW Inga Power station of the Congo River and founded MagPetroleum, supplying refined petroleum products to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and DRC, using South Africa and Mozambique as supply sources. Mr. Kamau also has served as a director on the board of Kewberg Cables and Braids in South Africa, a specialty cable manufacturer.   Mr. Kamau has extensive experience in the mining and Oil & Gas exploration sectors, having been a director of the oldest Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed mining companies. In addition, he has been a director of Gulf of Guinea Petroleum Company, a junior oil exploration company with acreage in Republic of Congo and Gabon.   Previous positions occupied by Mr. Kamau include Director of iMfunda, an education foundation, Chairman of Komati Foundation in South Africa, Director of Kewberg Cables and Braids, and CEO of Bracewell Energy, also in South Africa.   Mr. Kamau has a bachelor of science in Chemistry from the University of Nairobi.