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Victims of Thange oil spill demand compensation

A man shows a tunnel of oil spillage in Thange village in Kibwezi, Makueni County. [File, Standard]

Victims of the oil spill from Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) in 2015 near River Thange, Kibwezi East, Makueni are demanding compensation from the government.

The leakage impacted river Thange, and the surrounding communities with farmlands, water sources, loss of livestock, and diseases reported.

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