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Munyes: New KPC line set to cut costs

Kenya Pipeline has doubled the capacity of its storage tanks at the Nairobi depot. [Courtesy]

The Government says the cost of fuel will reduce in August after Kenya Pipeline Company finally took receipt of the new Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline from the contractor, Zakhem International.

The new line has been dogged by controversy including a two-year delay and rise in costs as the contractor sought payments for the extended work period.

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