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In a statement on Sunday, Wandayi said the arrangement, signed in March 2023 with Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), was designed to ease pressure on foreign-exchange reserves by allowing suppliers to provide fuel on 180-day credit terms.
To cushion consumers, Mbadi said the government has continued to intervene through subsidies and tax adjustments despite rising fiscal pressure.
Wandayi explained that the fuel cargo in question was brought into the country outside the established Government-to-Government system, which Kenya has been using to manage fuel imports and cushion citizens from global price shocks.
The move comes after Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi ordered the immediate withdrawal of a 60,000-metric-tonne shipment of Super Petrol imported outside the Government-to-Government fuel supply system, warning that the move was necessary to protect Kenya’s pricing and supply stability.
Wandayi addressed the concerns following claims by Ndindi Nyoro, the Kiharu Member of Parliament, who had questioned the G2G framework, suggesting it could compromise fuel availability and pricing. The CS described these allegations as misleading and unfounded.