Businesswoman Ann Njeri Njoroge, the woman in question over the Sh17 billion oil saga, has failed to appear before the National Assembly Energy Committee.
Njoroge, through her lawyer Cliff Ombeta, has written to the committee saying she’s indisposed and immobile and has asked for another date.
The lawyer also stated that his client would not obey summonses issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
According to Ombeta, any summons must be official, with the purpose and reasons clearly stated.
“We have declined to appear before the Committee. The official position is that she is unwell. I will not reveal the details of her illness,” he stated.
“Also, we will not honour the summons by the DCI. They cannot be calling us through other lawyers and telling us to go.”
“They need to get a formal summon and make it clear. You know the last time she appeared, she mysteriously disappeared.”
The lawyer also explained that Njeri is fearing for her life because of the past incident where she mysteriously disappeared moments after honouring summons at the DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road.
“We are afraid that they will do harm to her. At this moment, she is fearing for her life.”
The National Assembly Committee had summoned Njeri to provide evidence proving her ownership of the Ksh17 billion fuel consignment.
The MPs had asked Njeri in a letter to provide documents proving the country of origin of the consignment, pricing indicators, the intended destination of the consignment, the deal in the current government-to-government arrangement, and other details about the saga.
This comes after Energy CS Davis Chirchir claimed that the 100,000 metric tonnes of oil belonged to Galana Energies Limited, one of the companies contracted to provide oil in the government-to-government deal.
