Rwanda has for decades relied on oil marketers that import fuel via the port of Dar es Salaam, with Kenya handling not more than 30 percent of the fuel destined for Kigali.
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The Nakuru Kenya Pipeline Company (KPA) deport on November 22, 2024.
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Rwanda largely imports its fuel through Dar es Salaam, with about 30 percent coming through Kenyan oil marketers.
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Kenya’s record fuel price hike has exposed deep cracks in the government’s G-to-G fuel import system.
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