The Anti-Counterfeit Agency has been ordered by the High Court to release five lorries used to transport liquefied petroleum gas it had seized during a raid on gas dealers and a gas refilling plant in Nakuru County.
This after the gas refilling plant, PE Kenya Gas Suppliers moved to court seeking the orders citing that they were incurring huge losses when the lorries remained held at the Nakuru Central Police Station.
Lady Justice Maureen Odero directed that the Lorries be released on condition that they be availed in the court when required and they operate in conformity with the Energy Act and Energy (liquefied petroleum) gas regulations.
On June 4, the government agency raided the gas filling plant in Nakuru and confiscated the five vehicles, together with both refilled and empty gas cylinders on allegations that the liquefied petroleum plant was operating unlawfully.
They are alleged to have deliberately demolished and dismantled the plant before uprooting the bullet and deploying police to block the petitioner from accessing the premises to transact various businesses that included handling clients’ requests for sales and payment for already delivered gas.
However according to the Energy Regulation Commission, the gas filling plant failed to comply with a condition of their license granted to join the Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pool established under the LPG regulations Act and thus had to be shut down.
The mention of the matter was slated on October 30 for purposes of giving directions as judge Odero extended orders previously granted restraining the government agency from barring the owners of the gas plant from accessing their premises.