What you need to know:

• KPA board chairman says apart from dates, the purported bill of lading indicated the cargo originated from Azerbaijan Republic, loaded in Jeddah, while the vessel indicated it originated at Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.
• The KPA MD on the other hand said they did not receive any official complaint from the company claiming the product nor did they receive any purported court order stopping the offloading of the cargo.
• Information from KPA indicates MT Haigui loaded diesel totalling 93,460.46 metric tonnes (MT) where 49,091.72MT was destined for Kenya under the shipper M/s Aramco Trading Fujairah while 44,368.73MT was for transit to Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC.

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has disputed documents by a businesswoman who is claiming ownership of Sh17 billion worth of diesel, saying they were fake and meant to steal the petroleum product.

KPA managing director William Ruto and the authority’s chairman Benjamin Tayari presented documents showing the original transactions of the manifested 93,460 metric tonnes of diesel.

“KPA has noted circulation of a purported original bill of lading of Ann’s Import and Export Enterprise who claims to be shipper and consignee of cargo loaded onto MT Haigui in Jeddah Islamic Port Saudi Arabia on 9th October 2023. We have genuine documents and those being circulated are fake and are being investigated by government agencies to establish the motive of the businesswoman,” said Mr Tayari.

Mr Tayari said the...

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