Exhibit 99.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     I, John J. Sherman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inergy, L.P.
(the "Company"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my
knowledge:

     (a)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
          ended June 30, 2002, which this certification accompanies, fully
          complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (b)  The information contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
          10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, which this
          certification accompanies, fairly presents, in all material aspects,
          the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  August 9, 2002.
                                           /s/ John J. Sherman
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                                           John J. Sherman
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

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