Wandayi anaanzisha upya mradi wa mafuta South Lokichar

Waziri wa Nishati na Petroli, Opiyo Wandayi, ameongoza sherehe ya kuanza mradi wa South Lokichar Oil Project katika Kaunti ya Turkana. Ameahidi kwamba mafuta ya kwanza yatasafirishwa Mombasa kabla ya mwaka kuisha. Wakazi na viongozi wa eneo wamemtaka uwazi zaidi katika utekelezaji wa mradi.

Waziri Opiyo Wandayi aliongoza sherehe ya kuanza mradi wa South Lokichar Oil Project siku ya Jumamosi, Aprili 25, katika Kaunti ya Turkana. Mradi huu umefufuliwa karibu miaka 14 baada ya ugunduzi wa mafuta na kampuni ya Uingereza mwaka 2012.

Wakati wa sherehe, Wandayi aliahidi, “Nataka kuwahakikishia kwamba kabla ya mwisho wa mwaka huu, mafuta haya yatasafirishwa Mombasa ili Turkana na nchi nzima ione faida zake.” Aliongeza, “Tutashirikiana kwa karibu na uongozi wa serikali ya kaunti ya Turkana kutatua matatizo yanayoweza kutokea.

Viongozi wa eneo na wakazi walitumia fursa hiyo kutoa maombi ya uwazi zaidi, wakiomba serikali ifichue mpango wa maendeleo ya uwanja wa mafuta na mkataba wa kushiriki mazao. Hii imetokea siku chache baada ya Rais William Ruto kutoa wito wa kujitegemea katika mkutano wa bara Nairobi.

Basi la Lokichar linaakidiwa kuwa na akiba zaidi ya mapipa milioni 560 ya mafuta. Kampuni ya Tullow Oil iliondoka Aprili 2025, na Gulf Company ikachukua mradi. Serikali iliidhinisha mpango wa maendeleo Januari, na maendeleo ya miundombinu kama barabara na mpango wa reli ya KSh 220 bilioni.

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Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi assures Kenyans of secure fuel supplies after containing Ksh4B substandard fuel scandal.
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Energy CS Wandayi: Substandard fuel threat contained after Ksh4B scandal

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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.

Energy and Petroleum Minister Opiyo Wandayi announced on Friday June 5, 2026 that Kenya will begin producing crude oil from Turkana County before the end of the year.

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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.

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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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.

President William Ruto has announced that construction of the Suneka Airport in Kisii County will begin on April 15, with him personally conducting the groundbreaking. The Ksh400 million project will upgrade the existing airstrip to enable commercial flights and boost economic growth in the Nyanza region.

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At the Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Cape Town, Minister Gwede Mantashe urged harnessing South Africa's oil and gas resources amid disruptions from the US-Israeli war on Iran. He stressed legislative urgency to avoid litigation delays. Industry leaders echoed calls for diversified energy portfolios.

 

 

 

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