Matiang’i demands full disclosure of G-to-G oil deal after Museveni remarks

Nairobi, Kenya – Deputy Leader of Kenya's Jubilee Party, Fred Matiang’i, has called for the full disclosure of Kenya's Government-to-Government (G-to-G) oil importation agreement following remarks made by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Museveni highlighted that Uganda had previously obtained petroleum products through intermediaries in Kenya, despite the G-to-G framework, prompting Uganda to change its procurement approach.

Matiang’i wants the agreement to be made public in its entirety and for the role of intermediaries to be scrutinized, emphasizing the need for transparency in the management of Kenya's petroleum imports. The Energy Cabinet Secretary, Opiyo Wandayi, defended the G-to-G arrangement, stating it was established to address a severe shortage of US dollars that threatened Kenya's foreign exchange reserves in 2022.

According to Wandayi, the framework secured petroleum supplies and helped stabilize the Kenya shilling-US dollar exchange rate. The arrangement, brokered in 2023 between Kenya and three international oil companies, involved the appointment of licensed Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to manage local supply logistics. Matiang’i is now demanding the release of the full G-to-G agreement and information about the intermediaries involved in the petroleum supply chain, arguing that secrecy is not acceptable when public money is at stake.