Drone strikes stall two fuel tankers bound for Kenya

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Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Edward Mwirigi Kinyua. Background: The Strait of Hormuz where two oil tankers carrying petroleum products destined for Kenya have been immobilised by drone strikes.

Two oil tankers carrying petroleum products destined for Kenya have been immobilised by drone strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting deliveries amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

The Ministry of Energy and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) separately informed MPs that the vessels had been hit, raising concerns over the security of Kenya’s fuel supply as pump prices continue to rise.

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