Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a blistering attack on President William Ruto’s government, demanding the immediate scrapping of the controversial Government-to-Government (G-to-G) fuel deal and the resignation of two Cabinet Secretaries.
Speaking on behalf of the United Opposition in Karen, Nairobi, on Wednesday, April 15, Gachagua accused Ruto of personally profiting Ksh5 per litre from the latest fuel price hike—a bombshell claim that threatens to detonate a full-blown political crisis over Kenya’s fuel supply chain.
Gachagua Drops Bombshell Claims Linking Ruto Directly to the G-To-G Deal Scandal
Gachagua did not mince his words. He told the press that intelligence gathered from Kenyans reveals that President Ruto personally vetoed a decision by former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) MD Joe Sang, former EPRA Director General, and former Petroleum PS Liban Mohamed regarding the emergency fuel importation arrangement that birthed the current G-to-G deal.
He further alleged that the real power behind the deal is a small circle of influential individuals. “The team leaders are William Ruto, Felix Koskei, CS Opiyo Wandayi, and a local company,” Gachagua stated, identifying Gulf Energy as a company he described as a proxy of the President himself.
Gachagua detailed how, on the night of April 5th and 6th, 2026, President Ruto dispatched a high-powered delegation to Dubai, led by CS Wandayi and acting EPRA CEO Eng. Joseph Oketje, alongside Gulf Energy officials, to renegotiate fuel pricing with the international oil companies under the G-to-G deal. He claimed that CS Wandayi’s failure to appear before Parliament when summoned was because he was in Dubai negotiating prices that would factor in Ruto’s profit margins.
The numbers Gachagua put on the table are staggering. Following the April 14, 2026, fuel price adjustment—which saw petrol rise by Ksh28.69 and diesel by Ksh40.30 per litre—Gachagua claimed that President Ruto personally pockets Ksh5 from every litre of fuel sold in Kenya.
He calculated that this translates to approximately Ksh2.5 billion from the 500 million litres set for regional supply. More damning still, he alleged that since the G-to-G deal began, President Ruto has accumulated Ksh30 billion in profits from petroleum product supply to the region.
United Opposition Demands the Immediate Scrapping of the G-to-G Deal
The United Opposition wants Parliament to convene a special sitting specifically to outlaw the G-to-G fuel deal. Gachagua described the arrangement as a corrupt scheme designed to enrich the President at the expense of ordinary Kenyans who are now grappling with skyrocketing fuel costs. The opposition insists that scrapping the deal is a non-negotiable starting point for any meaningful relief to consumers.
Gachagua Calls for CS Resignations and Tax Relief Measures
Beyond the G-to-G deal, Gachagua demanded the immediate resignation of Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi and Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui. He accused both ministers of being active participants in engineering the fuel crisis rather than protecting Kenyan consumers from exploitation.
On taxes, the United Opposition laid out a firm list of demands. They want Parliament to remove VAT on fuel products entirely, suspend the road maintenance levy that recently jumped from Ksh18 to Ksh25 per litre, and halt the 3 percent affordable housing levy, which they argue unfairly burdens working Kenyans.
The opposition also demanded the suspension of NSSF deductions, accusing the government of using those funds to bankroll single-source infrastructure projects that benefit a select few.
Gachagua Eyes Safaricom and KPC Equity Sales to Cushion Kenyans
In a move that goes beyond criticism and into alternative policy, Gachagua proposed scrapping the Ksh5 trillion National Infrastructure Fund and redirecting the proceeds from the planned sale of equity in Safaricom PLC and Kenya Pipeline Corporation.
He argued that these funds should go toward shielding Kenyans from the brutal economic impact of rising fuel costs rather than financing projects that serve political interests.
Gachagua closed with a clear warning. He told President Ruto that if the government fails to act on these demands, the United Opposition will announce further measures to compel both the President and the National Assembly to serve the interests of Kenyans. The gloves, it appears, are completely off.
