Fuel scandal: Liban, Sang, Bargoria face 10-year jail risk as charges loom
Top Kenyan energy officials face possible jail terms, fines and asset seizure over alleged fuel procurement fraud. DCI probe widens ahead of court arraignment...
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Several senior energy sector officials are facing potential criminal charges, including up to 10 years in jail, for alleged manipulation of petroleum stock data and irregular fuel procurement.
- Officials implicated include former Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, ex-Kenya Pipeline Company MD Joe Sang, and former EPRA DG Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria.
- Charges could include abuse of office, conspiracy to commit economic crime, and fraudulent acquisition of public property under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.
- Investigators believe the officials falsified fuel stock data to justify procuring emergency fuel at inflated prices, potentially outside the standard Government-to-Government framework.
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