Pressure Mounts for CS Wandayi's Arrest & Resignation Over Ksh 4B Fuel Scandal
Ruto broke his silence over the Ksh4 billion fuel scandal that emerged on Thursday with a slew of arrests of senior energy sector bosses, including EPRA and KPC bosses...
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Pressure is mounting on President William Ruto to act against Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi following a multi-billion shilling fuel scandal.
- Estimated Ksh4 billion worth of condemned fuel diverted into the Kenyan market.
- Key officials arrested include Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority MD Daniel Kiptoo, Kenya Pipeline Company MD Joe Sang, and Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban.
- Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is demanding CS Wandayi's arrest or resignation, citing gross incompetence.
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KPC Appoints Pius Mwendwa as Acting MD After Joe Sang's Arrest in Fuel Probe - April 2026
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Board appointed Pius Mwendwa as Acting Managing Director following the arrest of MD 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. The government exposed an alleged scheme where three senior energy officials are accused of fabricating a fuel shortage to justify a costly and irregular import deal, with pressure mounting on President William Ruto to act against Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi. Meanwhile, Nairobi and Mombasa experienced severe fuel shortages with petrol stations closing and prices skyrocketing to Ksh200 per litre despite government assurances of sufficient supply. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua defended the senior energy officials, suggesting their actions aimed to shield Kenyans from global price hikes fueled by the Iran crisis.
