Beatrice Elachi urges govt to exit G-to-G fuel import arrangement
By Emmanuel Rono, May 20, 2026Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Beatrice Elachi has urged the government to withdraw from the Government-to-Government (G2G) fuel importation arrangement to protect the presidency from escalating political damage.
Speaking during an interview with a local station on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Elachi noted that while the G2G model aimed to ensure stability, it has left the president vulnerable to public backlash.
Elachi stated that the current arrangement has placed the president in the direct line of fire regarding high fuel prices.
“G2G ni nzuri maanake saa zingine unaweza shikilia bei uweze kucontrol na uhakikishe stability iko ya mafuta. Lakini sasa ikawa na siasa nyingi, watu wanaenda watatengeneza faida,” Elachi said.
Withdraw from G2G
To distance the state from these political attacks, Elachi recommended that the government exit the direct procurement business and return it to private oil marketing companies.
“Mimi yangu ningeomba serikali hivi jitoe kwa hii G2G kitu wacha hizi idara za mafuta zenyewe zituletee mafuta,” Elachi stated.
Loosely translate: “I would ask the government to withdraw from this G-to-G arrangement and allow the oil companies themselves to import fuel for us,” Elachi stated.
She argued that this shift creates a political buffer. She stated that if private companies handled the imports, public frustration would be directed at them first rather than the state.
“Tutalaumu serikali lakini ingekuwa na Shell tutaanza kulaumu kwanza Shell… alafu tuambie serikali amua mafuta ikuje hivi.”
Govt defends G2G deal
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi recently defended the government-to-government (G-to-G) fuel importation framework and accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of attacking a system he once supported while serving in government.
Speaking on Saturday, May 16, 2026, Wandayi dismissed Gachagua’s recent criticism of the fuel importation deal and challenged him to direct any concerns about fuel and electricity to the Energy Ministry instead of repeatedly mentioning President William Ruto.
“Wewe bwana Wamunyoro. Ulishindwa kazi, na ikalazimishwa bunge ikufukuze kazi,” Wandayi said during a public address.
These remarks follow a comment by Gachagua, who described the G-to-G arrangement as a “fraud” and claimed it had failed to shield consumers from rising fuel costs.
“This G-to-G arrangement is a fraud. We were told that it’s supposed to regulate prices and cushion Kenyans from sporadic changes in pricing systems but the price keeps going higher,” Gachagua said.