One Petroleum blames State as tainted fuel probe widens
In a statement, the firm said it was among suppliers invited to bid for between 35,000 and 85,000 metric tonnes of fuel to address low national reserves. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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One Petroleum Ltd is blaming the Kenyan government for a scandal involving contaminated fuel, claiming they supplied the emergency cargo based on instructions from the Ministry of Energy.
- The investigation into the off-spec fuel consignment has led to the exit of senior officials, including Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban.
- One Petroleum Ltd contends the fuel met specifications accepted in several Southern African markets and complied with Kenyan standards prior to recent regulatory changes.
- The controversy has heightened scrutiny of emergency fuel procurement, with investigators questioning if low fuel stock claims were used to justify costly imports outside the established government-to-government framework.
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