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Fuel-thirsty siphoning racket hits Kenya Pipeline, again

Residents of Kibos in Kisumu throw all caution away to scoop diesel afloat a stream on Friday after a siphoning cartel’s pipe burst. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Fuel siphoning criminals have hit the Kenya Pipeline Company's Nakuru-Kisumu line once again, raising doubts on its spillage detection system.

The company on Saturday struggling to repair a section of the line at Kibos in Kisumu, where a man has been siphoning and selling diesel to suppliers without detection for a long time.

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