Kenya: Fuel Scandal - DCI Intensifies Probe Into Irregular Emergency Oil Deal

Kenya: Fuel Scandal - DCI Intensifies Probe Into Irregular Emergency Oil Deal

Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has intensified investigations into the suspected irregular procurement of an emergency fuel cargo by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, summoning senior government officials and private sector executives as the probe gathers momentum.

Fuel scandal: How senior govt officials, tycoons orchestrated Sh4.8bn scheme

The irregular importation of two fuel consignments worth Sh4.8 billion has exposed a trail of suspicious dealings within the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. On Saturday, the Executive Office of the President confirmed that the fuel shipment was procured outside the government-to-government (G2G) framework, in blatant disregard of established procedures and at prices significantly higher […]

From exemptions to arrests: How off-spec fuel triggered corruption probe

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 6 — Dismissed energy sector officials secured exemptions and regulatory waivers to facilitate the importation of fuel that did not fully meet Kenyan standards, it has emerged, as investigators widen a corruption probe ahead of their anticipated arraignment on Tuesday. The waivers, requested in late March by former Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, are now a central focus of investigations into an alleged scheme to …