- The UDA defended the recent rise in oil prices, attributing it to global market forces rather than domestic policy failures.
- The opposition’s call for mass protests over the oil crisis has been called misleading and stupid by UDA general secretary Omar Hassan
- Hassan dismissed allegations of substandard oil imports, explaining that no law was violated in energy security strategies
Nairobi – The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has responded to a strong statement made by the opposition regarding the recent increase in fuel prices.
Union opposition, led by the former vice president Rigathi Gachaguayou had accused President William Ruto’s government of being behind the ongoing oil crisis in the country.
But speaking to reporters on Thursday, April 16, the Secretary General of UDA Hassan Omar has defended the recent increase in fuel prices, saying the government had no choice but to do so.
The UDA official ignored the call protest serious about the issue, saying such protests are misguided because the price of oil is largely influenced by the forces of the international market.
Hassan has accused the opposition of spreading false information about the oil situation, saying that the rise in prices is largely due to international factors, including the conflict in the Middle East, and not the failure of domestic policies.
“He (Gachagua) wants a big protest about the international oil crisis. He should be calling a protest against Trump and Netanyahu. They are the people who created this crisis. Now the opposition wants to call our youth on the streets. Fake Mau Mau fighters. The opposition calling a big protest about the increase in oil prices caused by international shocks is amazing, stupid and arbitrary thinking.
In his statement, Omar dismissed claims that the National Security Advisory Committee led by the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei approved the importation of substandard fuel outside of the government-to-government agreement.
“Although the National Security Advisory Committee recommended examining strategies to strengthen the nation’s energy security, it never recommended breaking the law in this effort. The claim that 13 oil companies were invited to the OTC process is self-incriminating,” he said.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
