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Due to an increasingly competitive market, transportation mode of petroleum products is usually considered as one of the major bottlenecks in the supply chain of white petroleum. Liberalization of the petroleum industry saw an end to Kenya Pipeline Company"s (KPC) monopoly in transportation of white petroleum fuels in the country. As a result, oil marketing companies (OMCs) are free to choose preferred modes of transportation, which can either be pipeline, rail or road. This study establishes the choice of transportation mode for white petroleum by OMCs in Nairobi, Kenya by looking at determinants such as company profile, time, quality, safety and storage facilities, as well as the influence of these on the choice of transportation mode. This was a descriptive research design conducted among oil marketers in Kenya. Kenya has about 58 oil-marketing companies that participate in the importation of white petroleum products and the study covered 50% of the total OMCs in Nairobi. Data collected was purely quantitative and it was analyzed by descriptive analysis. The data was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 18 and Microsoft Excel to generate quantitative reports through tabulations, percentages, and measures of central tendency. The study found out that cost of service, quality of petroleum products delivered and environmental factors on health, safety and security are the key determinants of choice of transportation mode of white petroleum products by OMCs in Nairobi. The study also found out that the company profile of the OMCs does not influence their choice of transportation mode, while turnaround time is an important factor but considered alongside other factors when determining the choice of transportation mode of white petroleum as it is considered alongside other factors.

Determinants of Choice of Transportation Mode for White Petroleum by Oil Marketing Companies in Kenya