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Don't take us for fools, Kibwezi residents tell KPC over oil spillage

A Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) team comprising of a medical doctor received a hostile reception over the weekend at Thange location in Makueni County after playing down the effects of massive oil spillage in the area.

While addressing the residents at Thange primary school during a sensitisation forum organised by KPC on how to cope with the leaked oil, Dr Tom Menge, a toxicologist based at Kenyatta National Hospital said the oil products leaked in the area do not contain lead additives.

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