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Kenya: Fuel Leak in Tassia After Contractor Drills Into Mombasa-Nairobi Pipeline

Kenya: Fuel Leak in Tassia After Contractor Drills Into Mombasa-Nairobi Pipeline

Nairobi — The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has shut down a section of its Mombasa-Nairobi petroleum pipeline after it was punctured during drilling works near Tassia, off Outer Ring Road in Embakasi, Nairobi.

The incident, which occurred at about 9am on Monday, November 9, involved Line 5, which transports petroleum products from the coastal city to Nairobi.

KPC said the damage was caused by a contractor undertaking geotechnical survey and drilling works on behalf of the Kenya Railways…

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