Kenya: One Petroleum Blames State As Tainted Fuel Probe Widens

Nairobi — One Petroleum Ltd has shifted blame to the government over the condemned MT Paloma fuel consignment, saying it acted on instructions from the Ministry of Energy to supply emergency petroleum cargo.

In a statement, the firm said it was among suppliers invited to bid for between 35,000 and 85,000 metric tonnes of fuel to address low national reserves.

“The Ministry wrote to us and other suppliers requesting bids for an emergency cargo… We disclosed the specifications of the product and…