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Epra boss cleared of contempt of court charges

Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) boss Daniel Kiptoo. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Senator Omtatah wanted Mr Kiptoo punished for ignoring a court order suspending the implementation of the Finance Act, 2023.
  • The senator had submitted that Epra hiked the prices of petroleum products in contemptuous defiance of the conservatory order.

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) managing director Daniel Kiptoo has been cleared of contempt of court charges after the High Court ruled that he was served with an order stopping new changes, after the agency had adjusted VAT on fuel prices.

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah wanted Mr Kiptoo punished for ignoring a court order issued on June 30, suspending the implementation of the Finance Act, 2023.