EPRA boss Oimeke cites Uhuru’s backing in contract freeze row

Embattled Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority former Director General Pavel Oimeke has controversially cited President Uhuru Kenyatta and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i among persons that will return him to office.

Mr Oimeke in a social media post claimed he has the backing of the President and Dr Matiang’i, just days after the regulator’s board asked him to step aside in the wake of court suits linked to corruption, nepotism and abuse of office.