Airlines in trouble over jet fuel contracts

Fly540 Corporate and Industry Affairs Director Nixon Ooko when he appeared before the National Assembly Energy Committee on Thursday. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Major Kenyan airlines have been thrown into the spotlight after claims they could have entered into contracts with oil marketers who have no licences from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) and domestic carriers Fly540 and Safarilink on Thursday appeared before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee for Energy to explain how they floated tenders for supply of jet fuel and the marketers who were awarded the contracts.