Audio By VocalizeThis photo collage shows ODM Leader Oburu Oginga (L), Cabinet Secretaries Opiyo Wandayi (Top), and Lee Kinyanjui. [File, Standard]Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Oburu Oginga has condemned what he termed the "public lynching" of Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and his Trade and Investment counterpart Lee Kinyanjui over the recent fuel importation scandal. His reaction comes after it was revealed that Wandayi and Kinyanjui had been copied in on the correspondence approving the purchase of the controversial fuel that emerged to not only be overpriced but also substandard. "Attempts at public lynching Lee Kinyanjui and Opiyo Wandayi, who are not accounting officers, as some leaders are attempting, will only derail investigations and politicise the scam, as we Kenyans are wont to do," he said. Wandayi and Kinyanjui are facing mounting pressure from the public and opposition figures demanding their resignation over their alleged failure to halt the fraudulent scheme.

Source: Standard Digital April 07, 2026 14:04 UTC