Building Communities and Promoting Accountability
KOGWG
The Kenya Oil and Gas Working Group was formed in 2009 and it provides a platform for constructive stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management contributing to good governance and sustainable development of the oil and gas sector.
Community Action for Nature Conservation (CANCO) is the convener and the secretariat that hosts the Kenya Oil and Gas Working Group which is headed by the National Network Coordinator.
The Working Group has a steering committee of six member organizations. Since inception, KOGWG has been receiving technical and financial support from WWF-KENYA and WWF Tanzania county offices to deliver its advocacy mandate. The network is also a member of the National Environment Civil Society Alliance of Kenya (NECSA-K)
CSO side meeting on integrating environmental and social concerns in the oil and gas development process in East Africa at the 8th East African Petroleum Conference and exhibition (EAPCE'17) 5-9th June 2017, Burundi 
KOGWG discuss upstream oil and gas developments with the Deputy Governor, Elgeyo Marakwet County, H.E Wisely Rotich when they paid him a courtesy call in April 2018 
KOGWG secretariat engage with community members of Biretwo, Elgeyo Marakwet county where seismic survey is currently ongoing 
Participants who attended the training on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment; Focus on Oil and Gas pose for a photo with the consultants from HSE international. The training took place from 19th-23rd March 2018 in Naivasha 
CSO's on a panel discussion during the 9th East Africa Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in Mombasa 
Muturi Kamau the KOGWG coordinator on K24 giving his view on expectations during the 9th East Africa Petroleum Conference and Exhibition held in Mombasa 
WWF Kenya in collaboration with KOGWG undertaking stakeholder consultations in Mpeketoni on the Lamu County Energy Policy 
Ashioya Biko a member of KOGWG on KBC English service discussing emerging developments in Kenya's Petroleum Sector
