KPC loses Sh28m from pipeline burst

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has lost Sh28 million from spilled fuel after a road construction grader accidentally destroyed a pipeline in Mariakani.

The pipeline, which transport fuel to Nairobi has spilled 300,000 litres of super petrol.

Mariakani residents have been fetching spilled fuel at the scene despite the dangers involved. However, the KPC engineers are repairing the damage.

“The pipe will be fixed before the end of the day and we do not expect the damage to interrupt supplies in the country because we had already pumped fuel for the day,” said KPC area manager, Evans Nyangaya. "We had already switched off the pump in Mombasa when the damage occurred because we had exhausted our storage capacity in Nairobi."

Although the pipeline is supposed to be about 6 feet underneath, soil erosion over the years has exposed some parts of the pipeline. In this case, the pipeline was barely a feet underneath.