DCI inachunguza madai ya Gachagua kuhusu skandali la mafuta

Shirika la Uchunguzi wa Jinai (DCI) limeanzisha uchunguzi juu ya matamshi ya Rigathi Gachagua, aliyedai kuhusishwa kwa Rais William Ruto katika madai ya Ksh500 milioni kutoka skandali la mafuta duni yenye thamani ya Ksh4 bilioni. Gachagua alizungumza katika kanisa la AIPCA Gakoe huko Gatundu North, akidai pia kutishia kuwahamasisha Gen Zs juu ya ubaguzi katika utoaji wa vitambulisho. DCI imekataa madai hayo kama ya uongo na yenye nia mbaya.

Rigathi Gachagua, aliyekuwa Naibu Rais, alizungumza Jumapili, Aprili 5, 2026, katika kanisa la AIPCA Gakoe huko Gatundu North, Kaunti ya Kiambu. Alidai kuwa skandali la mafuta duni yenye thamani ya zaidi ya Ksh4 bilioni ulikuwa mpango ulioshindikana, na kwamba maafisa wanne - aliyekuwa Katibu Mkuu Mohamed Liban, aliyekuwa Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Kenya Pipeline Company Joe Sang, na aliyekuwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa EPRA Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria - walishikwa na Ksh500 milioni zilizopatikana nyumbani mwao zikipelekwa kwa rais.

DCI ilitoa taarifa ikisema, "Madai yaliyotolewa dhidi ya DCI katika hotuba ya Rigathi Gachagua ni ya uongo, bila msingi, na yenye nia mbaya." Shirika linasema linachunguza matamshi yake, haswa yaliyotolewa kwa lugha ya Gikuyu, ikiweza kukiuka Sheria ya Ushirikiano wa Kitaifa na Uunganisho. "DCI haitasita kuchukua hatua zinazofaa ambapo sheria imevunjwa, bila kujali hadhi ya mtu yeyote," ilisema DCI.

Gachagua pia alidai ubaguzi katika utoaji wa vitambulisho vya Taifa (IDs) katika maeneo yasiyounga mkono utawala wa Kenya Kwanza. "Tutamwomba Msajili wa Watu kuacha ubaguzi... tutaomba Gen Zs wachukue ofisi zenu," alisema. Aliahidi mkutano wa upinzani Jumatatu, Aprili 6.

Skandali la mafuta linahusisha madai ya kudanganya data ya hesabu ya mafuta ili kununua nje ya mikataba rasmi ya G-2-G kwa bei ya juu. Rais Ruto ameahidi kuwashughulikia maafisa walihusishwa. Katibu wa Baraza la Mawasiliano la Nishati Opiyo Wandayi amesema wizara ilisimamisha shehena ya pili ya mafuta.

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Kenyan energy officials resigning after arrests in Ksh4 billion fuel scandal, with symbolic elements of corruption and fuel infrastructure.
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Energy bosses resign after arrests in Ksh4 billion fuel scandal

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Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Daniel Kiptoo, Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Joe Sang, and Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban have resigned after arrests linked to a Ksh4 billion fuel scandal. Officials allegedly manipulated stock data to enable irregular procurement outside the government-to-government agreement. President William Ruto's office called the deal a blatant breach involving substandard fuel.

Rigathi Gachagua, DCP leader, accused the government of reviving a special 12-officer police unit—previously blamed for a January church attack—to disrupt opposition ahead of 2027 polls. He condemned a tear gas assault at his Kikuyu rally and vowed to press on with meetings, while allies criticised police politicisation. Kajiado police denied the claims.

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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sharply rebuked President William Ruto for lowering the presidency's dignity by discussing personal lives instead of pressing national issues. While receiving Millicent Omanga at his party headquarters, he alleged corruption in Nairobi's multibillion-shilling Railway City project.

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has defended Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi and Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui against demands for their resignation following the KSh4.8 billion substandard fuel scandal, which led to arrests of senior officials earlier in the week. Party leader Oburu Odinga warned that public attacks could derail ongoing investigations.

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Democracy of the Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng'eno was threatened by President William Ruto to support his impeachment last year. These remarks come after Ng'eno's death in a helicopter crash. An old video of Ng'eno recounting an alleged abduction has gone viral online.

Activist Francis Awino filed a petition at the Milimani High Court on Friday, April 10, 2026, seeking the suspension of Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi over alleged involvement in the irregular procurement of substandard fuel worth Ksh4.8 billion. Awino wants urgent conservatory orders to bar Wandayi from exercising his powers and to hand over authority on fuel imports to an independent body under court supervision.

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