- Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro questioned transparency in the price and supply systems of fuel in Kenya
- Nyoro criticized the government’s handling of the KSh 4.8 billion oil scandal and sought accountability
- The Member of Parliament urges the government to direct the profits from the financial programs of oil to reduce the costs of citizens
Nairobi – Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has raised concerns about recent developments in the oil sector and related government measures, questioning the transparency and intent behind what he described as a “business-driven scheme” affecting oil prices and supply.
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Addressing journalists on Tuesday, April 14, Nyoro said that Kenyans have been drawn into confusion over oil-related issues, despite indications that important decisions and processes were influenced by commercial interests rather than public welfare.
What did Ndindi Nyoro say about fuel prices?
The prominent MP suggested that the situation has largely benefited a few local people, while ordinary citizens continue to face high fuel costs.
“Fuel prices must have three components: subsidy, reduction of VAT and reduction of fuel tax,” Nyoro said.
The MP further questioned how the relevant authorities handled the KSh 4.8 billion oil scandal, including the lack of clear prosecutions and visible legal processes despite announced measures related to the issue.
He insisted on full accountability, stressing that any wrongdoing should go through clear court procedures against those involved.
“Those arrested in relation to the oil scandal were arrested for doing business that belongs to their boss,” the Kiharu member of parliament claimed.
Nyoro further criticized what he called “oil transfer” and other financial schemes, urging the government to fully disclose details and ensure that any profits from such schemes are channeled to ease the burden on Kenyans through subsidies or reduced fuel prices.
“It is sad that the entire National Treasury left Kenya, with a delegation of many planes, went to Washington by way of necessity to find the meaning of money transfer. The answer that was already here in Kenya, being told by Kenyans that the money transfer was an illegal loan, they still had to go to Washington to the IMF and the World Bank to prove to them that the amount of money that Kenya has borrowed in the name of money transfer, in terms of oil taxes and railway development taxes, that all those processes and revenues are illegal and illegal crime,” Nyoro said.
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