NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 21 – Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang’i has demanded the publication of Kenya’s Government-to-Government (G-to-G) oil importation agreement following remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on the involvement of intermediaries in the petroleum supply chain.

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Matiang’i said the agreement should be made public in full and the role of companies acting as intermediaries subjected to scrutiny.

He said the controversy surrounding the arrangement underscores the need for transparency in the management of Kenya’s petroleum imports.

“The G2G agreement must be published in full. The role of the middlemen must be disclosed and scrutinized,” Matiang’i said.

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He also called for the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) to be restored to what he described as its proper role in securing petroleum supplies and supporting stability in the local fuel market.

“When public money is involved, secrecy cannot be the policy. Kenyans deserve to know who benefited, at what cost, and why,” Matiang’i said.

Museveni said on September 17 that Uganda had previously obtained petroleum products through intermediaries in Kenya despite the G-to-G framework.

He said the arrangement prompted Uganda to change its procurement approach and begin sourcing bulk petroleum products directly.

Museveni also questioned why Ugandan officials had allowed what he described as a costly procurement arrangement to continue.

He said a Kenyan legislator he identified as “Jirongo” had alerted him in 2019 about the presence of intermediaries in the regional G-to-G oil arrangement.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya