Ruto's Oil Push Triggers NOCK Leadership Crisis

A bitter leadership dispute is brewing at Kenya's state-owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK), with the National Treasury and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum locked in a power struggle over who controls the strategic state corporation.

Documents reviewed by The Standard show that Ruto's push for increased oil production has driven the conflict, which pits two factions against each other: one backed by the National Treasury and another supported by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.

The dispute centers on who should control NOCK's strategic direction, with the National Treasury seeking to assert its dominance over the state-owned firm. The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, on the other hand, wants to maintain its influence over the corporation.