The government has canceled with immediate effect the work permit of Rubis Energy CEO Jean Christian Bergeron, accusing him of economic sabotage, and ordered his deportation from Kenya.
Rubis is among the multinational energy companies under investigation for hoarding fuel and causing an artificial shortage, despite Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) insisting that there are enough petroleum stocks.
Recently, high-ranking government sources told Newszetu that the country’s third largest marketer, Rubis, is among those under watch for “unreliable supplies”.
“We have surveyed outlets across the country and Rubis stands out as having some queer shortages and rationed sales,” a senior government official said.
While Rubis CEO did not respond to calls and text messages by Newszetu regarding the shortages, spot checks across the country revealed widespread shortages of petroleum products across its outlets over the past two weeks.
Mr Bergeron’s deportation comes even as the Energy and Petroleum Authority (Epra) intensified investigations on suspect export sales by some marketers yet consumers in the local market went without supplies.
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