UDA Pushes Probe Into Gachagua Over Sh 3BN Fuel Scandal

Kenya, March 6, 2026 - Kenya’s ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), has called on investigative agencies to probe former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his alleged links to a Sh3 billion fuel importation scandal that it says threatened the country’s economic stability.

In a hard-hitting statement, UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan accused Gachagua and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro of siding with individuals behind what he described as a “nefarious scheme” to flood the market with substandard petroleum products under the guise of an impending fuel shortage.

“Investigative agencies must scrutinize the conduct of Wamunyoro in light of his remarks, which appear to suggest unusual familiarity with the alleged scheme. If evidence establishes complicity, he should be treated as an accomplice and subjected to the full force of the law,” said Omar.

The ruling party claimed a clique of rogue civil servants attempted to orchestrate a deal that would have caused losses exceeding Sh3 billion by procuring overpriced and substandard fuel while undermining mandatory quality testing protocols.

According to UDA, the scheme could have triggered a sharp increase in pump prices by up to Sh60 per litre, sparking inflation and disrupting key sectors of the economy.

“Driven by unrestrained greed, they went further to undermine critical product quality testing protocols, recklessly exposing consumers and key economic sectors to potentially catastrophic risks,” Omar said.

The party accused Gachagua and Nyoro of defending the alleged perpetrators instead of condemning them, claiming their public statements were “ill-informed” and risked undermining national economic security.

“Rather than applauding the resignation of those involved, they have sided with individuals who engineered artificial supply constraints while Kenyans bore the brunt,” Omar added.

UDA also dismissed claims that alternative fuel importation outside the Government-to-Government (G-to-G) framework would have lowered prices, arguing the plan would have resulted in significantly higher costs.

“The scheme involved importing cargoes priced between Sh50 and Sh80 above existing G-to-G shipments, a move that would have triggered runaway inflation and inflicted untold suffering on millions of Kenyans,” the statement read.