Energy Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have opened investigations into non-compliant Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and retail station operators who were reported to have failed to maintain minimum operational stocks or to hoard petroleum in the last two weeks.
According to CS Juma in the course of its investigations, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) found four retail stations for selling petroleum products above the recommended price.
“On April 17, 2022, EPRA acting on intelligence reports found 4 retail stations offering petroleum for sale above the recommended price.
The stations were located at Migori, Kehancha, Awendo and Isebania, respectively,” Juma said.
Additionally, the Petroleum ministry says fuel supplies have now been restored in most parts of the country after the near three-week long fuel shortage crisis.
“By yesterday, the Ministry can confirm that the majority of petroleum retail stations across the country were carrying out business as normal.
The long queues witnessed in the past two weeks were gone and normalcy in petroleum supplies was restored,” she noted.
The Energy CS stated that during this period a total of 10.6 million litres of super petrol and 13.3 litres of diesel were loaded and distributed across the country.
The CS lauded government agencies and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in ensuring that petroleum products loadings and deliveries continued throughout the Easter Weekend.
She stated that as of April 18, the total petroleum stock held by Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC) included 52,900,000 litres of Super Petrol and 82,177,000 litres of diesel.
