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47 charged in Nakuru with sale of adulterated fuel on highway
Some of the 47 suspects charged with selling adulterated fuel along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in court in Nakuru on August 22, 2018. They denied the charges and were released on a Sh50,000 bond each. PHOTO | AYUB MUIYURO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- According to the prosecution, the 47 are part of an organised group of black market dealers.
- They run depots where petrol and diesel, largely acquired through dubious means, is mixed with kerosene.
- They lawyer claimed that his clients had been tortured by the GSU officers after they were arrested on Monday.
Forty seven people were on Wednesday charged in a Nakuru court in connection to the sale of adulterated fuel at various places along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
The suspects, who appeared before Chief Magistrate Josephat Kalo, faced two counts of selling petroleum fuel without licenses from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) as well as adulterating it.
