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Thange Farmers Chairman Kimeu Muindi on 01/09/16. He is a resident of Thange village in Kibwezi Makueni County after oil spill in the area.PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO
KPC compensates Kibwezi oil spill victims. Residents of Thange Valley in Kibwezi East Constituency have begun receiving compensation from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) for a 2015 oil leak on its aging 39-year-old pipeline.
The compensation began in March after KPC’s insurer CIC insurance finalised assessments on the first batch of claims made by 278 residents.
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