New twist as Kenya cancels controversial petrol order

Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Opiyo Wandayi, appears before the Senate Standing Committee on Energy at Bunge Tower, Nairobi on March 31, 2026.

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The State on Tuesday ordered the exit of 60,000 tons of contested petrol from the country amid fears that part of the emergency cargo had been consumed over the Easter holidays.

One Petroleum, which is associated with Mombasa tycoon Mohamed Jaffer, had imported the Sh11.8 billion cargo outside the Government-to Government (G-to-G) following fears that the country’s stocks would deplete on March 30.

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