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Malawi: Rights Activists Challenge Mutharika Over Fuel Levies, Warn of Deepening Economic Pain/in /by
[Nyasa Times] Rights activists under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have formally written to President Peter Mutharika, demanding an urgent review of fuel levies that they say are driving up pump prices and pushing ordinary Malawians deeper into hardship.
Kenya: CS Wandayi Warns Against Disinformation Amid Ongoing Fuel Sector Investigation/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has called on Kenyans to remain patient as investigations into the ongoing fuel supply probe intensify, warning against what he termed as political disinformation surrounding the matter.
Kenya: CS Wandayi Warns Against Disinformation Amid Ongoing Fuel Sector Investigation/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has called on Kenyans to remain patient as investigations into the ongoing fuel supply probe intensify, warning against what he termed as political disinformation surrounding the matter.
Kenya: President Ruto Warns No Mercy for Oil Cartels As Fuel Scandal Investigation Deepens/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has vowed a firm crackdown on oil cartels in the petroleum sector as investigations intensify into an alleged artificial fuel shortage that has rocked Kenya's energy industry and triggered the arrest and resignation of top officials.
Kenya: President Ruto Warns No Mercy for Oil Cartels As Fuel Scandal Investigation Deepens/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has vowed a firm crackdown on oil cartels in the petroleum sector as investigations intensify into an alleged artificial fuel shortage that has rocked Kenya's energy industry and triggered the arrest and resignation of top officials.
Kenya: EPRA Appoints Joseph Oketch Acting Director General After Kiptoo’s Arrest/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has appointed Joseph Oketch as its Acting Director General following the arrest and resignation of Daniel Kiptoo, who has been linked to investigations over allegations of an artificial fuel shortage.
Kenya: Fuel Scandal – DCI Intensifies Probe Into Irregular Emergency Oil Deal/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has intensified investigations into the suspected irregular procurement of an emergency fuel cargo by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, summoning senior government officials and private sector executives as the probe gathers momentum.
Kenya: Kenya Petrol Cover Drops to 16 Days Amid Middle East Crisis/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's super petrol stocks have fallen to 16 days, raising fresh concerns over fuel security as tensions in the Middle East threaten global supply chains.
Uganda: Ugandan Farmers Sue EACOP in London in Last Minute Effort to Stop Crude Oil Pipeline/in /by
[IPS] Nyamtai, Uganda -- Environmental activists and farmer groups opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world's longest heated oil pipeline, are mounting a last-ditch legal effort meant to stop its construction in a suit they plan to have filed in London, UK, believing that it stands a chance to stop the controversial project despite being at the 78 percent completion stage.
Uganda: Fuel – Kenyans Flock to Uganda for Cheaper Prices/in /by
[Independent (Kampala)] Busia, Uganda -- Kenyans motorists have begun crossing into Uganda in search of cheaper fuel at the pump station in the border district of Busia. They say the prices in Uganda seem to be lower than those in their country.