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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in (i) Registration Statements on Form S-16, File Nos. 2-51894,
2-55664, 2-63470 and 2-75654; (ii) Registration Statements on Form S-8, File
Nos. 2-77752, 33-10747, 33-24934, 33-33018, 33-54403, 33-54443, 33-54555,
333-08059, 333-08087, 333-60839, 333-42178 and 333-53908; and (iii) Registration
Statements on Form S-3, File Nos. 2-84910, 33-26314, 33-23880, 33-42698,
33-44871, 33-45091, 33-46999, 33-54317, 33-69432, 333-04385, 333-40869,
333-44421, 333-55921, 333-68257, 333-91257, 333-54896 and 333-55866 of our
report dated February 2, 1999 (except with respect to the matters discussed in
Note 6 to the December 31, 2000 consolidated financial statements, as to which
the dates are March 16, 2000 and February 14, 2001), on the consolidated
financial statements of Kinder Morgan, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended
December 31, 1998 included in this Form 10-K/A.


                                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Denver, Colorado
April 4, 2001