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Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi and Energy PS Alex Wachira addressing the press on June 3, 2026 at Kawi Complex south C in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has dismissed claims by some opposition leaders of a deliberate government campaign to frustrate small-scale liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders.
The CS dismissed as baseless claims by former Deputy President and DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua that a special police squad targets small LPG traders through unwarranted raids on their business premises.
Gachagua earlier this week claimed the unit conducted raids between June and October 2025 in Kajiado, Nairobi, Kiambu, and Machakos counties, confiscating over 200,000 gas cylinders.
