GOVERNMENT has struggled to explain the fuel procurement scandal involving Agro Fuel. Energy Minister Peter Kapala last month cancelled a contract that he had awarded to Devon Oil and Glencore Energy of UK for the supply of fuel that had been offered at a landed wholesale price of K19.50 per litre, representing a K1.90 discount below the ERB regulated price. The minister cancelled the contract on grounds that Devon Oil did not meet the condition to deliver the fuel before the end of September. The Ministry of Energy had, through ministry of Information, invited News Diggers on Tuesday to get answers on the said procurement deal and to have a look at some documents pertaining to the deal. But when...

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