A showdown is unfolding over Kenya's Government-to-Government fuel deal after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni revealed Uganda was buying fuel through Kenyan middlemen.

According to Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, Museveni made the disclosure on September 17 in Mpigi during the launch of a 320-million litre fuel reserve.

State House Uganda reports that Museveni said a Kenyan senator informed him that Uganda's fuel was passing through brokers in Kenya, inflating costs.

According to Daily Monitor, Uganda has since shifted to direct importation through Uganda National Oil Company in partnership with Vitol, cutting out intermediaries.

In Kenya, Citizen TV reports that the Motorist Association of Kenya on September 19 issued an official press statement demanding a forensic audit of the entire G2G system.

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reports that the Association wants all intermediaries, commissions and contracts made public.

According to KBC, Government Spokesperson Charles Owino on September 20 defended the deal, saying Kenya and Uganda are planning joint oil infrastructure.

People Daily reports that former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i on September 20 called for publication of the full G2G contract for public scrutiny.