Anne Njeri Njrogoe, the businesswoman at the centre of controversial oil cargo has revealed that when she arrived in Kenya on August, she visited the church of Pastor Ezekiel Odero.
In an interview with leading weekly publication, Njeri aged 55 also said that she has been in the business for 33 years.
“I’m a Kenya and Dubai resident but I value my country the most. That is why I started the journey to ship the oil,” she explains.
Njeri has a home in Kilifi but says she has another permanent one in Dubai.
She told the newspaper that despite being a billionaire, she chose a simple life because as a woman of God she doesn’t have to flaunt her wealth.
The interviewers noted that Njeir was wearing a green medium-sized prayer bead tied across the palm on the right hand and keeps mentioning the word Nyota which is mostly used by Pastor Ezekiel of New Life ministries.
Asked about her association with Ezekiel, her response was: “I’m a strong believer and respect men of God, I know Pastor Ezekiel and I have not seen any problem with him, when I arrived to Kenya, I went to pray there.”
On the oil saga that has generated a lot of heat, Njeri claims importation process had been going on smoothly until November 4 when she received a call alerting her about the diversion of her cargo.
“I was told that some people had plotted to offload without my knowledge, this forced me to travel from Mtwapa to Likoni and to witness what was happening,” she says.
“First, I reported the matter to police, Kenya Ports Authority officers who were present checked my documents, but they said they could not stop the process, I was told to get an order which I did but it was not respected,” she adds.
Njeri’s cases was recorded under OB 21/04/11/2023, at KPA Police Station Mombasa. In the OB, it was captured that Njeri is a resident of Kilifi and Dubai and a business person who imports petroleum products under the company of Ann’s Import and Exports Company Limited.
Her consignment was aboard ship named Haigui that docked at Mombasa KPA port. “She did the process and it was to be due on Monday 6/11/2023 but to her surprise the complainant has seen the ship at KOT2 ready to deliver the products without her consent,” reads the OB.
Njeri says the meeting with Chirchir on November 8 was not fruitful after she was informed the fuel belonged to Galana Energies.
At one point in October just after applying for an import license, Njeri was advised to go to the State House where she claims they met a lawyer to discuss the deal.
