Kenya is facing a growing fuel crisis, and Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has raised serious concerns over how the situation is being handled. He says some leaders are exploiting the emergency to profit personally, undermining government agreements designed to keep fuel supplies stable.

Taking to X on Saturday, April 4, 2026, Nyoro stated that the same individuals benefiting from Government-to-Government (G-to-G) fuel deals are also pushing to gain from Turkana oil resources.

“The country is not adequately prepared for the handling of a fuel crisis. Other countries are already taking far-reaching measures, while we are just speculating and wishing that the situation will somehow dissipate,” Ndindi Nyoro’s statement read in part.

He criticised leaders for prioritising personal gain over public interest.

“It is also just plain crass and inward-looking for leaders to take advantage of the current situation to make money. The bigger mistake they did was to usurp the G-to-G arrangement, which is a domain of their bosses. They tried to take business away from the architects of G to G.”

Nyoro went further, highlighting the overlap between the G-to-G fuel deals and Turkana oil exploitation.

“Even more insensitive and self-serving is that, as this crisis will be unfolding, the leaders involved in making money from G to G and who are also involved in the exploitation of Turkana Oil are taking this moment to grant their company a Special Economic Zone status to again profit from non-payment of taxes.”

“This high-octane, first-degree patronage across almost all sectors leaves no room for private capital to thrive. They recently introduced a bill in Parliament aimed at giving a specific company, which is a vehicle of patronage, an unmerited advantage in exploiting our fuel resources without paying taxes.”

“Leaders must learn to tame their greed. G to G is a scheme of profiting a few leaders; Turkana oil exploitation is also being done by the same cabal. People cannot continue to make schemes to profit in a crisis.”

Calls for immediate measures

He urged immediate government action to cushion Kenyans and stabilise the economy. Nyoro called for three key steps:

• Allocate sufficient resources for fuel subsidies. With monthly consumption exceeding 400 million litres, he said, clear communication is needed to prevent hoarding.
• Reduce or suspend the 8 per cent VAT on fuel introduced in 2023.
• Withdraw the Ksh7 fuel levy added in 2024 when global prices were falling.

He noted that levies and taxes make up around half of pump prices, giving the government room to act quickly.

“With levies and taxes accounting for around 50 per cent of pump prices, flexibility is there and must be immediate. These proposals should be done now before the 14th of April,” Nyoro said.

Nyoro also dismissed attempts to blame external factors alone.

“Kenyans will NOT accept narratives about Iran before concrete measures are taken to ameliorate the matter. Time is of the essence. Government leaders must suspend politics and realise that leadership is needed on this critical matter. Fuel permeates all sectors of the economy, and serious consideration is urgently needed.”

The warnings come amid a widening probe into Kenya’s energy sector. The Petroleum PS, KPC MD, and EPRA DG resigned after being linked to manipulation of fuel stock data and irregular procurement.

Investigators are examining claims that emergency fuel imports were overpriced and of substandard quality.