Gachagua stated Ruto directed KSh 9
per litre diesel and KSh 12 petrol increases via Gulf Energy, with Energy CS
Opiyo Wandayi tasked to blame global oil prices. He linked the move to
dwindling cash after a Zimbabwean associate's death, calling it desperation as
Kenyans demand handouts even in Ruto's strongholds.
The claims hit social media amid an EPRA review on October 14, while government notes higher global crude costs from Middle East tensions, and skeptics point to market factors over politics.