KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 EXHIBIT 32.1 - CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
  AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF
                                      2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2005, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned, in the capacity and on the date indicated below,
hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and will be retained by Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.


Dated:  May 6, 2005             /s/ Richard D. Kinder
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                                Richard D. Kinder,
                                Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC,
                                the delegate of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., the
                                General Partner of Kinder Morgan Energy
                                Partners, L.P.