Pipeline Project With Uganda Was Not Beneficial To Kenya – Isaac Mwaura
Government Spokesman Dr Isaac Maigua Mwaura when he appeared for Citizen TV's morning show interview yesterday
The Government Spokesman Further Averred That The Law Society Of Kenya Has Always Sought To Sabotage And Humiliate The Kenya Kwanza Administration
By William Muchiri and Joseph Muia
Worth Noting:
- Mwaura further noted that since a case where Uganda has sued Kenya was currently in court, the government would wait for the ruling before making any move.
- He, however, underscored that even though Kenya would continue to engage with Uganda on the same, the President William Ruto-led regime would prioritise projects which economically benefit the public including adopting the new G2G model.
- “We have had talks with Uganda but since they went to court, we are waiting to see what happens,” he said.
- “Regardless, this is something that benefits Kenyans; we have a right to benefit from the measures we have put to collect revenues on top of other needs.”
The government has revealed that the Pipeline project with Uganda was not beneficial to the country.
Dr Isaac Mwaura, the Government Spokesperson has subsequently welcomed the move to bar the neighbouring country from using the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) infrastructure to move its refined petroleum products from the port of Mombasa to Uganda saying it does not benefit the country.
The Spokesman who spoke yesterday during a morning show on Citizen TV where he was hosted by Nimrod Taabu defended the government’s decision, reiterating that it was acted in consideration of benefiting the ordinary Kenyans.
Dr Mwaura explained that the government was spending a lot of resources to maintain the pipeline system and transport the fuel to the neighbouring nation with little benefits from the project.
“The pipeline is not utilised as it should, the deal is expensive but we are not getting profit as we should,” Dr Mwaura retorted.
Mwaura further noted that since a case where Uganda has sued Kenya was currently in court, the government would wait for the ruling before making any move.
He, however, underscored that even though Kenya would continue to engage with Uganda on the same, the President William Ruto-led regime would prioritise projects which economically benefit the public including adopting the new G2G model.
“We have had talks with Uganda but since they went to court, we are waiting to see what happens,” he said.
“Regardless, this is something that benefits Kenyans; we have a right to benefit from the measures we have put to collect revenues on top of other needs.”
Dr Mwaura similarly dismissed allegations of a rift between Kenya Kwanza and DR Congo reaffirming that the purported tension during Congo elections last month was hot air.
He referred to the recent gesture by President Ruto to congratulate President Felix Tshisekedi following his election victory saying that Kenya was in harmony with Congo both at trade and governance levels.
“We have very good relations with DRC and even our banks like Equity are in Congo…it is even the third largest bank in the country,” he stated.
“There is no disaccord with DR Congo, the claims emanated from elections but even the President was among the first to congratulate Tshiskedi.”
Uganda moved to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over Kenya’s refusal to allow it to use KPC infrastructure to move its refined petroleum products from Mombasa port to Uganda.
In the suit, Uganda accuses Kenya of denying its entity, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), the right to operate as an Oil Marketing Company (OMC) in Kenya.
Uganda also seeks to have the licensing protocols imposed by EPRA on UNOC declared irrelevant, irrational and illegal, further accusing Kenya of going against the treaty for the establishment of the EAC by restraining EPRA from issuing the OMC license to Uganda.
At the same time, Dr Mwaura has taken a swipe at the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) claiming that they have always targeted the government since it came to power.
LSK has always purposed to sabotage government plans or proposals by challenging them in court, he noted.
He argued that the legal society is also behind the court ruling to halt the collection of the contentious Housing Levy which is a cardinal component in the actualization of the government’s Affordable Housing project.
“Whenever anything happens, LSK, who had shown support for the other political faction, always resists the government,” he said.
“Their work is to always ensure that now that they have defeated us in vote numbers, let us go to court and humiliate them. What is wrong with wanting to give every Kenyan access to good healthcare, decent homes and provide jobs through them.”
Mwaura further lamented that the country’s judicial system has been compromised by corrupt individuals who will always work in cahoots with certain individuals to quash the government’s proposals.
He also defended the Housing plan, noting that it will largely benefit Kenyans living below the poverty line.
“There is no one who has been employed through the Housing project opposes it,” Mwaura added.
Mwaura’s sentiments lie on the backdrop of President William Ruto’s continued censures against the Judiciary over claims that the courts have been infiltrated with corrupt judicial officers.
He has vowed to weed out the individuals and will not tire of going after dishonourable individuals working in the Judiciary.
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