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551,000 Litres Of Oil Spilt In Kiboko Has Been Recovered, KPC Says
Kenya Pipeline Company has recovered 551,000 litres of oil from the Kiboko oil spill that occurred on March 30, the company’s acting Managing Director, Hudson Andabi has said.
On the morning of March 30 2019, a section of the 450km Mombasa-Nairobi Pipeline leaked at Kiboko springs in Makueni County, a critical water source. The result of the leakage has since been established as damage to the pipe coating caused by impact, leading to accelerated corrosion activity. The total area that was affected by the spill is 400 meters by 350 meters.
The pipeline resumed its normal operations 15 hours later on March 31st after repairs were done.
Although the company is still on the recovery process for the oil that got spilt during the puncture, Andambi says the company developed a strategy that has so far helped the organization recover some of this oil.
“The products went into the ground and we dug pits, excavated trenches and pumped to lift those products from the ground and transported through the terminal from Kiboko,” said Adambi.
“The process is still going on we will give final figures once the reconciliation process is done as we bring in the final products,” KPC boss added.
