Kenya Pipeline detection systems in question as siphoning racket hits again

Residents of Kibos in Kisumu scoop diesel oil afloat from a stream passing nearby on August 11,2018, the second day after a siphoning cartel's pipe burst and overflowed thousands of liters to the stream. The owner of the racket was not yet established but police have some individuals in their custody. (Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

A fuel siphoning syndicate has hit the Kenya Pipeline Company Nakuru-Kisumu line once again, raising doubts over the spillage detection system.

The company was Saturday struggling to repair a section of the pipeline at Kibos in Kisumu, where criminals have been siphoning and selling diesel to suppliers for a long time.