Fuel leak in Tassia after contractor drills into Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline
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📍 Embakasi 🕑 22 min ago
Kenya Pipeline Company has shut down part of its Mombasa-Nairobi petroleum pipeline after a Kenya Railways contractor accidentally punctured Line 5 during drilling works near Tassia, Embakasi, triggering an emergency response and police investigations.
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- Kenya Pipeline Company has shut down part of its Mombasa-Nairobi petroleum pipeline after a Kenya Railways contractor accidentally punctured Line 5 during drilling works near Tassia, Embakasi, triggering an emergency response and police investigations.
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