Kenya kuanza kuzalisha mafuta kutoka Turkana mwaka huu

Waziri wa Kawi na Mafuta Opiyo Wandayi alitangaza Ijumaa Juni 5, 2026 kwamba Kenya itaanza kuzalisha mafuta ghafi kutoka kaunti ya Turkana kabla ya mwisho wa mwaka.

Waziri Wandayi alisema mafuta ghafi yatakayozalishwa yatapelekwa ng’ambo kwa ajili ya kusafishwa. Alisema mapato yatatokana na mauzo ya mafuta hayo yatamnufaisha kila Mkenya.

“Kabla ya mwisho wa mwaka huu tutaanza kuzalisha mafuta kutoka Turkana,” alisema katika mahojiano na Radio Jambo. Alibainisha kuwa utekelezaji wa mradi huo umefikia hatua ya uzalishaji.

Kampuni ya Gulf Energy Ltd itachimba mafuta kutoka visima vya Lokichar katika eneo bunge la Turkana Kusini. Kampuni hiyo ilichukua usimamizi wa mradi baada ya kununua mali za kampuni ya Tullow Oil ya Uingereza.

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Kenyan petrol station with fuel queues contrasting pipeline company's assurance of sufficient stocks amid shortage reports.
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Kenya Pipeline assures sufficient fuel amid shortage reports

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The Kenya Pipeline Company has assured the public of sufficient fuel stocks at all its terminals to meet national demand, despite reports of shortages in at least 13 counties. The Kenya Transporters Association warns of a looming logistics crisis due to rationing and withdrawn credit facilities. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has been summoned to parliament over a related fuel scandal.

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi led the groundbreaking for the South Lokichar Oil Project in Turkana County. He assured that the first crude oil shipment will leave Mombasa before year-end. Local leaders and residents demanded greater transparency in the project's implementation.

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Renewed oil extraction activities have sparked sharp political differences among leaders in Turkana East and South over job distribution and revenue sharing.

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has assured Kenyans that the threat of substandard fuel from the ongoing Ksh4 billion procurement scandal has been contained, with supplies secure. This follows the arrests and resignations of four senior officials last week and the halting of a second suspicious shipment. EPRA has appointed Joseph Oketch as acting Director General.

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Kenya Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rubis Energy Kenya to build Africa’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel refinery. The agreement was finalised on Tuesday, May 12, in the presence of President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi announced plans to drill more than 100 exploratory wells by 2026 to boost domestic oil and gas production. He made the statement at a roundtable with the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo.

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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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