The Moi International Airport in Mombasa has been hit with a jet fuel shortage. The shortage, which started on Monday , has forced at least four airlines to be diverted to other airports in the region for refueling.
Airport manager Yatich Kangugo yesterday said the shortage has been occasioned by wrangles between the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited and oil marketers in the country.
According to Kangugo, the four oil marketers contracted to supply Jet A1 fuel to the airport have been unable to access the fuel at the refinery.
The four include KenolKobil, OilLibya, Total Kenya and Vivo Energy (formerly Shell Kenya). As a short-term measure to contain the situation, Total Kenya was by yesterday the only oil marketer that was supplied with 710,000 litres of the jet fuel. However, Kangugo said this is not enough and may only last for three days.
Source: http://www.the-star.co.ke
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