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State extends fuel import deal with Middle East oil firms

President William Ruto leads members of the Cabinet in a prayer during a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi on the 17/12/2024. [PCS]

The government has extended the controversial oil import deal it had signed with three Middle Eastern oil companies.

The agreement, which allows Kenya to import refined petroleum products on a six-month credit period, was set to end at the end of this year but the Cabinet approved its extension yesterday.

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