Lobby moves to court over alleged contaminated fuel

COFEK said independent laboratory tests conducted in the United States detected carcinogenic halogenated compounds in fuel samples associated with the marking programme run by Swiss firm SICPA SA. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has filed a court case alleging that fuel sold in Kenya contains harmful chemical compounds linked to the fuel marking programme.

COFEK claims independent US laboratory tests found carcinogenic halogenated compounds in fuel samples from Kenya's marking programme, run by SICPA SA.
COFEK is seeking to bar SICPA SA and inspection firm SGS from operating in Kenya and pursuing private criminal prosecution against five individuals.
The lobby group has urged the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to suspend the fuel marking programme and recall affected fuel.

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