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Residents draw petrol from borehole after 'seepage'

Residents of Maili Nne area in Uasin Gishu County draw petrol from a water well that is seeping with petrol suspected to be from leaking underground tanks of nearby petrol stations or Kenya Pipeline Company underground pipes. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL OLLINGA

A water borehole near Eldoret town has turned into a centre of attraction after local residents started drawing petrol from it.

David Mwaura, the owner of the borehole, said he suspected his source of water was contaminated by 'seepage' from two nearby petrol stations.

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