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Contractor blames KPC for Sh50b new pipeline, says it may be a waste

KPC workers repair a broken pipeline which lead to diesel spillage at Kiboko area near Emali, Makueni County. This is part of the newly commissioned Sh50 billion Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline [File, Standard]

Revelations by the main contractor that the 450km Mombasa-Nairobi oil pipeline has serious design flaws and may corrode away sooner than later have jolted Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) management to the core.

In a near admission that the line, which gobbled up Sh50 billion, may turn out to be a waste, Zakhem unleashed a torrent of accusations against the KenPipe Plaza management and board.

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