Anne Njeri, the businesswoman behind the Sh17 billion oil consignment failed to appear before the MPs to give details on the contested multi-billion oil imports.
Njeri on Tuesday evening wrote to the Committee chaired by Vincent Musyoka claiming she is indisposed and immobile.
She did not however give any documentation showing that she is unwell.
The businesswoman asked the house team to reschedule the session for a later date.
Musyoka expressed dissatisfaction with Njeri's move demanding that the businesswoman provide proof of her hospitalisation.
"It must be known that when we have matters of national interest, you are invited and if you cannot you are compelled to appear," Musyoka said."If she does not appear then we shall issue summons."
The businesswoman found herself at the centre of controversy after government officials claimed the consignment she laid claim to belongs to Galana Energies Limited.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir and the Kenya Ports Authority have maintained that Njeri is not the true owner of the oil consignment, alleging she used forged documents to assert ownership.
Chirchir in a statement said Njeri’s company had not signed the Open Tendering Systems Agreement as required by the law.
He claimed the true importer of the oil consignment in question is Aramco Trading Fujairah FZE through Galana Energies Limited
Njeri who claims to be the real owner of the Sh17 billion consignment allegedly went missing on November 9, 2023, moments after recording a statement at the DCI headquarters only to re-surface on November 14, 2023.