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Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has renewed calls for the full publication of Kenya’s Government-to-Government (G2G) fuel agreement following remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni about petroleum imports through Kenya.
Matiang’i said Museveni’s comments had raised fresh questions about how the fuel arrangement was implemented and the role of intermediaries in the supply chain.
In a statement on Sunday, September 20, Matiang’i recalled that he had previously called for the G2G agreement to be made public. He said he had also expressed reservations about the arrangement during a television interview in April.
Museveni recently said Uganda had been purchasing petroleum products through middlemen in Kenya before a Kenyan senator alerted him to the arrangement. According to Museveni, Uganda subsequently reviewed its procurement system and moved towards more direct sourcing.
The Ugandan president said the changes resulted in lower import premiums for diesel, petrol and aviation fuel. However, the figures he cited relate to import premiums rather than retail prices paid by motorists.
Matiang’i argued that the latest revelations make it important for Kenya to disclose the details of its own G2G arrangement.
He called for the agreement to be published in full and urged authorities to disclose and scrutinise the role of intermediaries involved in petroleum imports.
Matiang’i also called for the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) to regain what he described as its proper role in securing fuel supplies and helping stabilise the local market.
The G2G fuel arrangement has remained a subject of political debate, with several opposition leaders calling for greater transparency over procurement, intermediaries and fuel pricing.
The latest comments are likely to renew public discussion over how Kenya sources petroleum products and whether the current arrangement is delivering the intended benefits to consumers.