The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is mourning the death of Silas Cheboi, a senior official who served as the authority’s Assistant Director for Surveillance and Enforcement.
Cheboi’s death was announced by EPRA on Thursday, August 13, leaving colleagues and others who worked with him in Kenya’s energy sector mourning his loss.
He is expected to be laid to rest on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at his family home in Solian, Eldama Ravine, Baringo County.
EPRA remembers Cheboi as dedicated public servant
In its message of condolence, EPRA described Cheboi as a committed public servant who carried out his responsibilities with professionalism and integrity.
The authority said his death was a major loss not only to EPRA, but also to his colleagues and the people who had worked with him throughout his career.
Cheboi held a key position within EPRA’s Surveillance and Enforcement function, an area that is central to the regulator’s work in monitoring compliance with laws and regulations governing Kenya’s energy and petroleum industry.
His responsibilities placed him among officials involved in ensuring that businesses and other players in the sector followed the regulations set by the authority.
Colleagues mourn his contribution
EPRA said Cheboi remained committed to his duties and made a meaningful contribution to the authority’s regulatory work.
For an institution responsible for overseeing a sector that touches the daily lives of millions of Kenyans—from fuel prices and petroleum products to electricity and other energy matters—surveillance and enforcement remain particularly important.
His colleagues are now remembering him for the role he played in carrying out that mandate.
EPRA expressed its condolences to Cheboi’s family, friends, colleagues and everyone affected by his death.
Burial to take place in Eldama Ravine
Cheboi will be buried at his home in Solian, Eldama Ravine, on Saturday.
The burial will bring together family members, friends, colleagues and other mourners as they pay their final respects to the former EPRA official.
His death comes at a time when EPRA continues to strengthen compliance and enforcement across Kenya’s energy and petroleum industry.
For those who worked alongside him, however, the immediate focus is on remembering a colleague and public servant whose career was defined by his work in one of the country’s most important regulatory sectors.
May he rest in peace.
