Ndindi Nyoro exposes hidden debt in Kenya's fuel levy scandal as prices soar

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro accused government officials of creating a fuel levy scandal that burdens citizens with hidden debt and inflated prices. The lawmaker attacked Cabinet Secretaries from Energy, Transport, and Treasury for providing contradictory explanations about fuel costs reaching Sh186 per liter. Nyoro highlighted that Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Rwanda maintain significantly lower fuel prices than Kenya. The MP revealed that a Sh7 fuel levy from 2024 serves as collateral for a Sh175 billion domestic loan, forcing Kenyans to repay Sh275 billion over seven years. Nyoro demanded transparency from Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and questioned why this debt remains absent from official national registers, calling the arrangement unsustainable financial engineering.