Kenya: CS Wandayi Cites Pump Issues as Cause of Fuel Disruption & Flight Delays at JKIA on Thursday

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi on Thursday dismissed reports that there was a jet fuel shortage at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Speaking during a visit to the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited in Mombasa later in the day, the CS attributed the flight delays to a hitch in the pumping system.

According to the CS, despite the disruption, the issue was quickly resolved in less than one and a half hours before normalcy resumed at the country’s main…