Kenya’s President, William Samoei Ruto, has appointed Mr. Kello Harsama as the new Principal Secretary (PS) for Petroleum, following the recent resignation of Liban Mohamed from the position.
Harsama, who previously served at the State Department for ASALs and Regional Development, assumes the role with immediate effect.
“His Excellency the President has this afternoon, pursuant to Article 155(4) of the Constitution, effected reassignments within the rank of Principal Secretaries,” a statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday read in part.
“The reassignments are intended to fill the vacancy arising from the resignation of the immediate former Principal Secretary for the State Department for Petroleum and to ensure continuity in the administration and coordination of government functions within the affected State Departments.”
It will be recalled that on April 4, former Petroleum PS Liban Mohamed resigned from his position alongside Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) Managing Director Daniel Kiptoo and Kenya Pipeline Company PLC Managing Director Joe Sang.
The three stepped down following a scandal in the ministry, in which they were implicated in the alleged manipulation of fuel stock data, leading to the irregular procurement of substandard emergency fuel shipments.
The manipulation was reportedly aimed at exploiting soaring global fuel prices and public anxiety, creating a misleading impression of an imminent fuel shortage.
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