Kenya’s energy sector is facing mounting turbulence, with fresh developments surrounding the exit of multinational firm KOKO Networks and intensifying pressure on Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi over a multi-billion shilling fuel scandal.
KOKO Networks has given Kenyans until Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to submit any outstanding claims, weeks after announcing its withdrawal from the local market. In a notice dated April 4 and filed at the High Court, the company confirmed it has entered administration and scheduled a virtual creditors’ meeting for April 10.
“A first meeting of creditors has been requested by the Joint Administrators of KOKO Networks Limited and will be held virtually on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 10 am,” the notice stated.
Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on President William Ruto to take action against Wandayi, with calls for his resignation or dismissal growing louder following revelations linked to the fuel importation scandal.
According to a statement from the Office of the President, senior officials including EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo, KPC Managing Director Joe Sang, and Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban are under scrutiny for allegedly manipulating data on in-country fuel stocks.
The alleged manipulation is said to have triggered the irregular procurement of an emergency fuel shipment worth approximately Ksh4 billion, reportedly outside the government-to-government oil supply framework with Gulf nations.
The unfolding developments have raised concerns about governance, transparency, and stability within Kenya’s critical energy sector.