A grassroots movement has raised alarm over what it describes as a dangerous escalation in Kenya\u2019s ongoing fuel scandal, following a violent attack on its national convenor during a press briefing. Nairobi, April 10, 2026 story by A.Kubai A grassroots movement has raised alarm over what it describes as a dangerous escalation in Kenya\u2019s ongoing fuel scandal, following a violent attack on its national convenor during a press briefing.Mtetezi \u2013 the Grassroots Economic Justice Movement \u2013 has strongly condemned the assault on its National Convenor, Francis …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19319"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19324,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19319\/revisions\/19324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Mtetezi \u2013 the Grassroots Economic Justice Movement \u2013 has strongly condemned the assault on its National Convenor, Francis Awino, who was attacked by alleged goons that disrupted a media briefing, assaulted journalists, and left him injured and hospitalized.
The incident occurred shortly after the movement publicly demanded the resignation of Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui over alleged links to a controversial substandard fuel waiver process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/inbound1537773770068452921-1024x683.jpg\")
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With Awino now discharged from hospital, Mtetezi has moved to court, filing a public interest petition seeking the immediate removal of both Cabinet Secretaries from office. The petition argues that their offices are directly linked to a waiver chain that enabled the importation of substandard fuel into the country.
According to the movement, ongoing investigations have already resulted in arrests and resignations among junior officials, raising questions about accountability at the highest levels. Mtetezi maintains that the continued stay in office of the two CSs undermines public confidence in the integrity of the investigative process.
The petition further highlights the assault on Awino as a sign of growing intimidation surrounding the scandal, warning that such actions threaten constitutional rights and democratic participation.
In addition to seeking the removal of the two Cabinet Secretaries, the court filing calls for their immediate suspension pending investigations, enhanced protection for whistleblowers and public interest petitioners, and accountability for individuals involved in the violence against Awino and members of the press.
Mtetezi says the attack signals a troubling shift from a governance dispute to a broader crisis involving assault, suppression of free expression, and violations of public participation rights.
\u201cThis cannot be allowed to continue,\u201d the movement stated, insisting that decisive action must now be taken to restore accountability and public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/inbound7476432035573131773-1024x683.jpg\")
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