{"id":141151,"date":"2026-05-15T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nyoro-accuses-senior-officials-of-profiteering-from-g2g-fuel-import-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:02:52","slug":"nyoro-accuses-senior-officials-of-profiteering-from-g2g-fuel-import-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nyoro-accuses-senior-officials-of-profiteering-from-g2g-fuel-import-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyoro accuses senior officials of profiteering from G2G fuel import scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 \u2014 Former House Budget Committee Chair Ndindi Nyoro has accused senior government officials of profiteering from the government-to-government (G2G) fuel importation arrangement, arguing that the programme has failed to protect consumers from soaring pump prices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nyoro\u2019s remarks came a day after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced steep fuel price increases for the May 15 to June 14 pricing cycle, pushing petrol prices in Nairobi to Sh214.25 per litre and diesel to Sh242.92.<\/p>\n

EPRA attributed the increases to rising global petroleum costs even as it said government would apply 8 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel products.<\/p>\n

However, speaking in Nairobi on Friday, Nyoro dismissed claims that international market dynamics alone were responsible for the record-high prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe G2G arrangement Kenyans can now clearly see is a scam at best,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

He alleged that politically connected individuals were benefitting directly from the fuel importation framework.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe G2G arrangement is a kiosk for senior government officials. The same people you see claiming to reduce this or that are the same people who are the owners of G2G,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nyoro argued that Kenya\u2019s fuel prices remain disproportionately high compared to neighbouring countries despite global oil prices being lower than they were in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuel in terms of global prices was lower in 2022, yet Kenyans were paying cheaper at the pump and there was no G2G then,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lower regional prices<\/h2>\n

He cited Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia as examples of countries currently selling fuel at lower prices than Kenya, despite some relying on Kenyan transport infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cUganda that uses our port is selling both super petrol and diesel cheaper than Kenya,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Nyoro, taxes, levies, distribution charges and profit margins now account for nearly Sh100 of every litre of petrol and diesel sold in Kenya.<\/p>\n

He said the landed cost of super petrol currently stands below Sh120 per litre, leaving substantial room for government intervention.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are talking about close to Sh75 in taxes and levies and then the rest around Sh25 in terms of distribution and margins,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Nyoro also raised concerns over alleged fuel adulteration, saying motorists had increasingly complained about poor-quality diesel damaging engines.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenyans are crying twice. They are crying for the price of oil and they are crying for their cars to be destroyed because now the fuel in Kenya is of low quality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He accused authorities of failing to act despite repeated warnings from stakeholders and legislators over rising fuel costs and the broader cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeaders must tame their greed. Kenyans cannot accommodate global supply shocks and also accommodate your greed at the same time,\u201d Nyoro said.<\/p>\n

The Kiharu MP has since proposed amendments to scrap the reinstated 8 per cent VAT on fuel and abolish a Sh7 Road Maintenance Levy increment adjustment introduced in 2024, arguing that the measures would immediately lower petrol and diesel prices to below Sh190 per litre.<\/p>\n

\nNdindi Nyoro proposes VAT cuts, levy removal to lower fuel prices below Sh190<\/a>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 \u2014 Former House Budget Committee Chair Ndindi Nyoro has accused senior government officials of profiteering from the government-to-government (G2G) fuel importation arrangement, arguing that the programme has failed to protect consumers from soaring pump prices. Nyoro\u2019s remarks came a day after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced steep fuel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}