By JOHN KAMAUMore by this AuthorThe scandal of siphoned fuel at Kenya Pipeline Company deepened on Wednesday after it emerged that 51 million litres of jet fuel, worth Sh5 billion, has gone missing from the stocks — triggering an unprecedented crisis at Moi and Jomo Kenyatta International (JKIA) Airport. As the crisis continues, the oil marketers have been left in a quandary since they believed that they had a total of 61 million litres in stocks, only to be informed that KPC was only holding 10.5 million litres. SPILLAGEThe whereabouts of the fuel remains a mystery and the oil marketers have written to the acting KPC managing director Hudson Andambi seeking for answers. SANG SENT HOMEThe KPC had told the oil marketing companies that more than 7.2 million litres were lost through spillage and another 4.4 million litres stolen at Koru, near Kisumu. The loss of the 51 million litres of jet fuel – thought to have been sold to adulterate petrol – came at a time when the oil marketers are conducting an audit of their stocks at KPC.

Source: Daily Nation March 14, 2019 07:56 UTC