[1][2] The pipeline originates in the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and travels to Nairobi, continuing to Eldoret.
Each country will be responsible for developing the infrastructure within its borders; however, a joint "transaction advisor" will be selected to maintain quality control.
As of April 2014[update], fourteen companies have submitted bids to construct the pipeline extension from Kenya to Rwanda.
In November 2014, the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank, pledged to lend US$600 million towards the construction of the Eldoret-Kampala section of the project.
[7] The first meeting to plan this extension was convened in Nairobi, Kenya between Kenyan and Ugandan authorities, in July 2024.