We have a better model than Uganda,” President Ruto defends the G-to-G fuel importation deal
We have a better model than Uganda,” President Ruto defends the G-to-G fuel importation deal
President William Ruto has defended Kenya’s Government-to-Government (G-to-G) fuel importation model following remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on the use of intermediaries in petroleum procurement.
Speaking to Kenyans living in the United States in New York on Sunday, September 20, Ruto said his administration moved to eliminate brokers from fuel imports after taking office in 2022.
“If there is anything we got right immediately when we took over the leadership of the country in 2022, it was to eliminate brokers in the importation of fuel,” Ruto said.
According to the Head of State, the G-to-G model has helped reduce pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
He said the government had engaged oil marketers when the programme was introduced and taken steps to address challenges affecting fuel supply.
“We have sorted out the problem in a permanent way. I can tell you without contradiction as President that we have the right model, better than any other,” he added.
The President’s remarks came after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni raised concerns about the role of Kenyan middlemen in Uganda’s previous fuel procurement arrangements.
Museveni had alleged that some brokers in Kenya were defrauding the Ugandan government of millions of dollars through a G-to-G oil deal.
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Museveni also alleged that he was alerted by Former MP Cyrus Jirongo in 2019 over the alleged scam, forcing his government to end the deal with Kenya.
Following Museveni’s remarks, the opposition in Kenya has accused President Ruto of enriching himself through the deal, warning that the G-to-G model is a scheme of corruption.
However, Ruto has challenged his critics to compare the landed cost of petroleum products in Kenya with that of Uganda, claiming that despite Uganda ending the deal with Kenya, Kenya still enjoyed a fairly lower landing rate compared to what Uganda was using currently.
“Check the landed cost of petrol products between Kenya and Uganda and see which one is cheaper. We have a better model than even what Uganda is using today,” he stated.
He further claimed that Kenya’s model had attracted interest from other African countries, noting that Malawi and Burundi had approached Kenya to learn how the system works.
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