Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited

Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited is also known by the acronym KPRL.
The company's headquarters are located in Kenya.
The refinery is situated in the port city of Mombasa.
Its core business is the refining of crude oil into petroleum products.

Historically, the refinery was owned by Shell, BP and Chevron.
Currently, the refinery operates under the ownership of the Essar Group.
This change in ownership reflects a shift from the original international majors to a private conglomerate.

On 29 March 2016, the refinery's website was targeted by Anonymous hackers.
The attackers defaced the site by embedding Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" video.
This action was carried out as part of the #OpAfrica anti‑corporate campaign.
The defacement was intended to highlight perceived cybersecurity weaknesses in the refinery's online presence.
No databases were accessed and no customer or operational data were stolen during the incident.
The episode was reported by the technology news site Softpedia.
The act served both as a prank and a warning about inadequate cybersecurity protections.
It fits within Anonymous's broader pattern of targeting corporations to expose alleged abuses and profit‑driven misconduct.