The Kenya Kwanza administration has chastised Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party, for claiming that the government-to-government oil imports are a sham.

At a press conference on Thursday, Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah, joined by several Kenya Kwanza legislators, described the supposed dossier as nothing more than hot air and political propaganda.

PHOTO | COURTESY Ichung'wah 

According to Ichung'wah, Odinga utilized the alleged report to earn cheap political points to revive his waning political fortunes.

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Ichung'wah denied Mr. Odinga's accusations that the President William Ruto-led regime's government-to-government agreement was only intended to raise fuel prices in Kenya while enriching shadowy government officials.

Mr. Odinga said that Kenya had not signed an arrangement with the UAE or Saudi Arabia but instead with the Ministry of Energy and Middle Eastern state-owned firms.

The opposition leader further claimed that the transaction was solely characterized as government-to-government to exempt three Kenyan companies from paying 30% corporation tax.

PHOTO | COURTESY Ichung'wah 

The MP, on the other hand, indicated that the three businesses mentioned by Mr. Odinga, namely Gulf Energy, Galana Oil Kenya Ltd, and Oryx Energies Kenya Ltd, are not agents of the Kenyan government, but rather representatives of the oil companies of the Gulf nations.

Similarly, he directed the Azimio pointman to provide information on whether the three entities were tax-compliant.

Ichung'wah denied Mr. Odinga's accusations that the President William Ruto-led regime's government-to-government agreement was only intended to raise fuel prices in Kenya while enriching shadowy government officials.

PHOTO | COURTESY Ichung'wah

Mr. Odinga said that Kenya had not signed an arrangement with the UAE or Saudi Arabia but instead with the Ministry of Energy and Middle Eastern state-owned firms.

The opposition leader further claimed that the transaction was solely characterized as government-to-government to exempt three Kenyan companies from paying 30% corporation tax.