Tuesday, October 24, 2023 – President William Ruto has ordered Head of Public Service Felix Koskei to probe the Sh 9 billion edible oil scandal that was executed early this year when Moses Kuria was Trade and Investment Cabinet secretary.
Well-placed sources said the Head of State had through his own initiative negotiated a contract with the cooking oil manufacturers on the understanding that this would bring down the cost of the 125,000 metric tonnes of edible oil which was part of a strategy to tame the high cost of basic commodities.
It was later reported to the President that the three officers inflated the price by an average of $7 per litre, thus negating the original intention of Kenya importing the cooking oil.
That meant after being converted, 125,000,000 litres were imported at an added cost of Sh875 million. The consignment was initially estimated at a total cost of Sh9 billion.
In the memo to Koskei, Ruto urged him to order the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to open investigations with the view of prosecuting those involved.
Those to be investigated include Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, a senior state house official, and a chief executive of a State corporation.
Also on the radar of the anti-graft investigators are top managers at the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC), which was the importing agency.
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