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KPC sparks row with Sh3bn payment to contractor despite High Court injunction

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Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd (KPC) depot off Jogoo Road in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Two senior lawyers opened an epic legal battle in court after a state corporation ignored an existing court order and paid a foreign contractor more than Sh3 billion.

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) paid the amount to Zhakem International Construction Limited for a 2015 contract to replace the old oil pipeline that transports oil between the port city of Mombasa and Nairobi.

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