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April 4, 2026
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Petroleum PS, KPC and EPRA bosses resign amid fuel shortage fraud

Petroleum PS, KPC and EPRA bosses resign amid fuel shortage fraud

Chief of Staff Felix Koskei said preliminary findings indicate that the officials are suspected of falsifying in-country fuel stock levels, allegedly creating panic and an impression of an impending fuel supply crisis. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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Kenya's Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Managing Director Joe Sang, and EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo have resigned following allegations of manipulating fuel stock data to create an artificial shortage.

  • Officials are suspected of falsifying in-country fuel stock levels to justify emergency fuel procurement outside the established Government-to-Government (G2G) framework.
  • The resignations follow a crackdown within the energy sector, with several senior officials arrested earlier on April 3.
  • Investigators are probing the alleged diversion of a 60,000-metric-tonne fuel consignment.

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