Nairobi, April 13 -- Energy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Opiyo Wandayi on Monday disowned a controversial deal to import fuel worth Sh12 billion, telling lawmakers he neither knew about it nor approved it.

Mr Wandayi told the National Assembly Energy Committee that the importation was carried out without his knowledge and outside the legally recognised government-to-government (G-to-G) contract.

"The approval of the CS in the importation of this fuel was not sought," said Mr Wandayi. "There is no reason to stop me from continuing to discharge my responsibilities as a Cabinet Secretary."

The CS added that had the matter reached him, he would have escalated it to the Cabinet and the President for direction. But it was his admission that he cou...