NAIROBI, Kenya — Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has vowed to revisit Kenya’s Government-to-Government (G-to-G) petroleum import arrangement if the opposition forms the next government, following remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni about fuel procurement through Kenyan intermediaries.
Wamalwa said those responsible for what he described as a “G-to-G rip-off” would be held accountable for the financial impact of the arrangement on Kenyan and Ugandan consumers.
The former Cabinet Secretary made the remarks in a post on his official X account on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
“We shall revisit this G to G rip-off H.E [@KagutaMuseveni] has revealed, when we form Government next year. These Kenyan brokers shall be held to account for each shilling they ripped off Kenyans and Ugandans who bore the brunt of high fuel prices as profiteers made billions of shs,” Wamalwa said.
Wamalwa’s remarks followed Museveni’s disclosure that an unnamed Kenyan senator had alerted him that Uganda was purchasing petroleum products through middlemen in Kenya.
Museveni reveals Kenyan senator’s intervention
Museveni made the disclosure on Thursday, September 17, while presiding over the groundbreaking of the 320-million-litre Kampala Storage Terminal in Mpigi District.
The Ugandan president said he had been unaware that his country was buying petroleum products through intermediaries in Kenya until the Kenyan senator raised the issue.
“The Republic of Uganda was buying petroleum products through middlemen in Kenya. Can you imagine that? And the person who woke me up first was a senator from Kenya,” Museveni said.
Museveni said the information prompted him to question Uganda’s procurement arrangements and explore ways of sourcing petroleum products more directly from bulk suppliers and refineries.
He said the change subsequently resulted in lower premiums on imported petroleum products.
According to figures cited by Museveni, the premium on diesel fell from US$118 to US$83 per metric tonne, while petrol declined from US$97.50 to US$61.50. Aviation fuel premiums reportedly fell from US$114.25 to US$79.25 per metric tonne.
The figures refer to import premiums rather than retail pump prices paid by motorists.
Museveni did not name the Kenyan senator or state when the senator first raised the issue.
Wamalwa promises accountability
Wamalwa said the latest revelations had raised questions that should be revisited if the opposition takes power after the 2027 General Election.
He accused Kenyan brokers of profiting from the fuel arrangements at the expense of consumers in both countries.
His comments were framed as a political commitment rather than an announcement of an existing investigation.
How Kenya’s G-to-G fuel deal works
Kenya introduced its G-to-G petroleum import framework in 2023, amid severe dollar liquidity constraints and exchange-rate pressures.
According to the National Treasury, Kenya entered into Master Framework Agreements in March 2023 with Aramco Trading Fujairah FZE, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Global Trading Ltd and Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) for petroleum supplies under the G-to-G arrangement.
The government said the framework was intended to ease demand for foreign currency by allowing petroleum purchases on deferred payment terms while helping stabilise fuel supplies and the exchange rate.
An IMF review of the arrangement said the scheme involved direct negotiations with suppliers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, while domestic oil marketing companies acted as nominated importers and contractual counterparties.
The IMF identified Oryx Energies Kenya, Galana Oil Kenya and Gulf Energy as nominated importers and contractual counterparties under the initial arrangement.
Middlemen question draws renewed attention
Museveni’s remarks have brought renewed attention to the distinction between government-to-government procurement and the role of private companies in the supply chain.
The Kenyan government has previously explained that the G-to-G framework does not mean every stage of the petroleum supply chain is handled directly by governments.
Domestic oil marketing companies have been involved in importing, financing and distributing petroleum products under the framework.
Museveni’s complaint, however, focused on Uganda’s earlier reliance on intermediaries in Kenya and the premiums he said Uganda was paying.
Ugandan officials have since promoted greater direct involvement by the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) in petroleum imports.
Uganda seeks more direct fuel procurement
Museveni said Uganda’s review of its procurement arrangements was intended to reduce costs by allowing the country to source petroleum products more directly from bulk suppliers.
The Ugandan government has also been developing additional petroleum storage infrastructure, including the Kampala Storage Terminal whose groundbreaking ceremony Museveni presided over when he made the remarks.
The shift is part of Uganda’s broader effort to strengthen control over its petroleum supply chain and reduce reliance on intermediaries.
Political scrutiny of G-to-G deal likely to intensify
The G-to-G fuel arrangement has remained politically contentious in Kenya, with opposition figures questioning its structure, the role of private oil marketers and the costs associated with petroleum imports.
Wamalwa’s latest statement adds the issue to the political debate ahead of the 2027 election.
