Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi assures Kenyans of secure fuel supplies after containing Ksh4B substandard fuel scandal.
Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi assures Kenyans of secure fuel supplies after containing Ksh4B substandard fuel scandal.
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Waziri Wandayi anahakikisha hali ya mafuta bora imedhibitiwa

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Katibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri wa Nishati na Petroli Opiyo Wandayi amehakikisha Wanakenya kuwa hali ya mafuta duni imedhibitiwa na usambazaji uko salama. Hii inafuata kukamatwa na kujiuzulu kwa maafisa wakuu wanne walioshindwa na kashfa ya kununua mafuta duni yenye thamani ya zaidi ya Ksh4 bilioni. EPRA imeteua Joseph Oketch kuwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa muda.

Maafisa wanne wakuu kutoka Wizara ya Nishati, EPRA na KPC walikamatwa Ijumaa na kujiuzulu Jumamosi. Hawa ni Katibu wa Petroli Mohammed Liban, Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa EPRA Daniel Kiptoo, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa KPC Joe Sang na mmoja mwingine. Walishutumiwa kununua shehena ya kwanza ya mafuta duni yenye thamani ya zaidi ya Ksh4 bilioni nje ya makubaliano ya serikali-kwa-serikali (G-to-G), na hiyo iko sokoni.

Wandayi alitoa taarifa rasmi Jumapili akisema wizara ilizui shehena ya pili wakati uchunguzi ulipoanza. "Tulizuia usafirishaji wa shehena ya pili chini ya hali sawa ili kulinda maslahi ya umma," alisema. Alihakikisha kuwa akiba ya petroli inatosha mahitaji ya sasa na serikali imezindua mapitio ya ndani ya mifumo ya udhibiti wa mafuta.

Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya EPRA Adan Ali alimteua Oketch, ambaye ana uzoefu wa miaka 25 katika sekta ya nishati, kuwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa muda wiki hii. Oketch alikuwa akiongoza Idara ya Umeme na Nishati Mbadala. EPRA imehakikisha uthabiti wa udhibiti wa sekta.

Rais William Ruto alisema hakuna nafasi kwa makarteli katika sekta ya mafuta. Waziri Wandayi alionya makarteli dhidi ya kunyonya na kulaumu viongozi wa kisiasa kwa kusambaza habari potofu.

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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.

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.

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Former Petroleum PS Mohamed Liban, ex-KPC MD Joe Sang, and former EPRA DG Daniel Kiptoo were released on police bail on April 6, 2026, days after their arrests and resignations in the Ksh4.8 billion irregular fuel importation scandal. Their lawyers denied wrongdoing, citing National Security Council recommendations, as the government moves to recover losses from importers.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened a probe into former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's remarks alleging President William Ruto's involvement in recovering Ksh500 million from a Ksh4 billion substandard fuel scandal. Gachagua made the claims during a speech at AIPCA Gakoe Church in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, and also threatened to mobilize Gen Zs over alleged ID discrimination. DCI dismissed the fuel allegations as false and malicious.

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Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced plans for urgent talks with President William Ruto to address rising fuel prices. The move follows threats of a nationwide strike by transport operators starting Monday, May 18. The latest EPRA review raised petrol and diesel prices sharply for the May-June 2026 period.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has issued a public notice alerting Kenyans to a fraudster soliciting money under false promises of employment at the agency.

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Malacañang has acknowledged the efforts of local government units and the private sector to mitigate the effects of the Middle East crisis, particularly on vulnerable groups. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto highlighted initiatives like boosting fuel supplies and providing free transportation. He described these as a synergy ensuring the nation's energy security amid external pressures.

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