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Thange oil spill victims awarded Sh2 b compensation by court

 A man shows a tunnel of oil spillage in Thange village in Kibwezi, Makueni County. [File, Standard]

The court has ordered Kenya Pipeline Company and the National Environment Authority (Nema) to pay residents residing at the Thange River Basin over Sh2 billion as damages for oil spillage.

Judges Christine Ochieng, Theresa Murigi, and Annet Nyukuri of the Environment and Land Court in Makueni ordered the two agencies to pay the 3,075 locals Sh2,118,831,676 within 120 days.

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