More arrests are looming in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) as investigations into the adulterated fuel scandal intensify.

The probe has already implicated the company’s Managing Director, Joe Sang, and is widening to include senior officials in the energy sector.

The arrests also include Petroleum Principal Secretary Liban Mohamed and the Director General of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Daniel Kiptoo.

The three are being held over their alleged involvement in a multibillion-shilling fuel deal that is now threatening the careers of top public officials and placing Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi under scrutiny.

This marks the first time a Principal Secretary in President William Ruto’s UDA government has been directly linked to allegations of corruption and theft.

According to reports, a raid into the homes of the three officials uncovered unspecified documents and cash that detectives are now holding as evidence.

Investigators are now pursuing critical leads that may rope political brokers into the investigation, further testing the government’s commitment to tackling high-level corruption.

This is the second time the KPC Managing Director has faced graft-related investigations, the first occurring during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tenure.

Joe Sang had recently overseen the successful privatization of KPC, but the unfolding scandal now casts a shadow over his career.