KPC Appoints Acting MD After Joe Sang's Arrest in Fuel Probe - April 2026
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Board has appointed Pius Mwendwa as Acting Managing Director following the arrest of Joe Sang in connection with investigations into substandard fuel and an alleged artificial fuel shortage. Top Kenyan energy sector officials, including the Director General of EPRA and the Principal Secretary for Petroleum, have resigned following allegations related to a multi-billion-shilling oil importation deal that allegedly bypassed official government channels. President William Ruto announced these resignations. Meanwhile, a severe fuel shortage is gripping Nairobi and Mombasa, leading to closed petrol stations and prices skyrocketing to Ksh200 per litre, despite government assurances of sufficient supply. Pressure is also mounting on President William Ruto to act against Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi following a multi-billion shilling fuel scandal.
