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Politics of fuel: Raila wants oil deal probed, wonders why EACC is silent on weighty issue

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Azimio leader Raila Odinga on November 20, 2023. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

Azimio leader Raila Odinga wants the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) and the Office of the Auditor General, to conduct comprehensive investigations into the government-to-government oil deal.

Raila called on the EACC to look into conflict of interest by government officials in the oil deal, bribery, kick-backs, criminal collusion through price fixing and other corrupt trade practices and violation of procurement laws in the recruitment of suppliers and their local agencies.

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