Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has ordered the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to exclude a 60,000-metric-tonne consignment of super petrol from monthly cost computations, as it was imported outside the government-to-government (G-to-G) framework. He directed a freeze on all related payments and instructed One Petroleum Ltd to withdraw its invoices. The move aims to protect the fuel supply chain and prevent price hikes.
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi issued a statement on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, stating that a 60,000-metric-tonne consignment of super petrol was imported in contravention of G-to-G procedures. The shipment cost Ksh198,000 per metric tonne, compared to Ksh140,000 under the government arrangement, with a Ksh58,000 difference per tonne that could raise pump prices by up to Ksh14 per litre.
"The 60,000-metric-tonne consignment of super petrol was recently imported into the country in contravention of the procedures set out under the G-to-G contractual framework with international suppliers," Wandayi said. "This action posed a risk to the integrity of a system that has consistently safeguarded supply security and pricing stability."
In response, he directed EPRA to exclude the consignment from monthly petroleum cost computations and freeze all related payments pending investigations. One Petroleum Ltd must withdraw all issued invoices and issue credit notes, while oil marketing companies are warned against paying or lifting the product.
The developments follow warnings from fuel dealers that petrol prices could reach Ksh231.68 per litre in Nairobi by the next EPRA pricing cycle on April 14, 2026, up from the current Ksh178.28.
