Nairobi — Operations at the Kenya Petroleum Oil Refineries Limited (KPRL) have not been interrupted by the political violence that has led to destruction of property.

The refinery's General Manager, Mr John Mruttu, said fuel stocks at the facility are sufficient for this time of the year.

The Mombasa-based refinery processes 1.6 million tonnes of petroleum products a year. This includes 60 per cent of the country's liquified petroleum gas (LPG) needs.

Mruttu said the refinery had 10 million litres of petrol in its stocks, Kerosene 7.5 million litres, diesel 10 million litres , LPG one million kilogrammes.

He said 49,000 tonnes of crude oil was being processed at the refinery.

One of the two refineries is operating, while the other will be operational when the refinery receives the second batch of crude oil being imported into the country from the Gulf on January 17.

The country is expecting a shipment of 80,000 tonnes of petroleum products.

Meanwhile, the port of Mombasa is struggling to cope with a huge backlog of cargo as post-election violence has crippled road transport out of the coastal town.

"The long holiday period and disruptions caused by unrest after the election has led to a cargo pile-up at the port, which is now battling with a severe congestion crisis," the Kenya Ports Authority said in a statement.