EPRA Appoints Joseph Oketch as Acting Director General

The Energy and Petroleum Regulations Authority (EPRA) has appointed Joseph Oketch as its acting Director General, effective immediately. This appointment follows the resignation of former director general Daniel Kiptoo amid a scandal involving the importation of substandard fuel worth over Ksh 4 billion. EPRA Board Chairman Adan Ali stated that the decision was informed by the authority's critical mandate as Kenya's energy sector regulator.