Deported Rubis Kenya CEO returns after Ruto’s victory
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Deported Rubis Kenya CEO, Jean-Christian Bergeron returned weeks after the swearing-in of President William Ruto
Deported Rubis Kenya CEO, Jean-Christian Bergeron returned weeks after the swearing-in of President William Ruto.
Weeks after President William Ruto’s inauguration exiled Rubis Energy Kenya CEO Jean-Christian Bergeron quietly returned to Kenya and resumed his executive duties.
According to reports, Jean-Christian Bergeron jetted back to Nairobi in late October, ending his forced six-month absence from the country.
Following weeks of fuel shortages that had sparked a public outcry, the State Directorate of Immigration withdrew Mr. Bergeron’s work visa and ordered him to leave the country immediately on the evening of April 14.
After his return, the CEO of Rubis Kenya has kept a low profile, rarely visiting the company’s headquarters in Nairobi and avoiding public appearances sponsored by the industry lobby, the Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA), according to the sources.
“I can confirm that Mr. Bergeron is in the country. My job is to regulate companies and not individuals,” EPRA Director-General Daniel Kiptoo said.
The company’s four-year leader, Mr. Bergeron, was deported after a fuel crisis that resulted in long lines at gas stations and an increase in the cost of gasoline and diesel, which prompted a government crackdown.
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The move to send the Frenchman parking was linked to the company’s involvement in selling more petroleum products in the neighbouring countries, which the government had blamed for the shortage.
According to official data, major oil marketers decreased their fuel shipments to Kenya in favor of the regional market, where they could earn a higher profit.
Mr. Bergeron was the biggest casualty of a probe of 10 CEOs of oil marketing firms who risked two years in jail or fines of up to Sh2 million over the fuel crisis.
Their firms were blamed for breaching a regulation that demands they keep a minimum level of diesel and petrol stocks, causing the countrywide fuel shortage.
Rubis Energy Kenya is owned by Rubis Energie, a subsidiary of the Rubis Group, which is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, following the full acquisition of both KenolKobil and Gulf Energy Holdings in 2019.
Rubis controls 8.6 percent of the local market, making it the third-biggest marketer after TotalEnergies and Vivo Energies.
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