Marketers protest firm's move to 'sneak' in fuel during Christmas

A segment of the industry has now protested what it terms as illegal importation and discharge of the super petrol cargo. [iStockphoto]

As Kenyans retreated for the Christmas break, some oil industry executives may have taken advantage of the lull and the possibility of relaxed scrutiny to side-step processes used in the importation of petroleum products in the country, according to a section of the industry.

The result is the alleged non-procedural berthing of a ship tanker at the Port of Mombasa and the discharge of some 30,000 metric tonnes of super petrol.