Ruto Enacts New Laws and Appoints Petroleum PS
President William Ruto signed three bills into law at State House, Nairobi, and also appointed a new Principal Secretary for Petroleum weeks after the previous PS's exit.
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President William Ruto signed three bills into law at State House, Nairobi, and also appointed a new Principal Secretary for Petroleum weeks after the previous PS's exit.
President William Ruto of Kenya has accepted the resignations of the Petroleum Principal Secretary and the heads of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
President Ruto has appointed a new Petroleum Principal Secretary, weeks after the exit of Liban.
Petroleum PS Liban, KPC MD Joe Sang, and EPRA DG Daniel Kiptoo have resigned from their positions in Kenya amidst ongoing investigations into irregular fuel supply practices. This comes as Joe Sang's history of recurring troubles and arrests related to multimillion-shilling projects at KPC resurface.
President Ruto has received the resignations of top Petroleum PS, KPC, and EPRA bosses in Kenya. This follows a fuel scandal probe that has led to arrests and exposed corruption within the energy sector, with some officials reportedly hoarding large sums of cash.