The bursary beneficiaries have been drawn from various secondary schools, universities and colleges.
KPC has over the last two years spent over Sh24 million in support of the community through provision of clean water, food aid, and bursaries.
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has paid out Sh1 million in tuition fee for 227 needy students from Thange Valley in Kibwezi that was hit by an oil spill two years ago.
This is the second batch of the KPC bursary scheme for needy students from the area.
“Last year, KPC paid out Sh1 million to 104 poor children from Thange and today we are supporting an additional 227 needy children to access education and achieve their dreams,” KPC Foundation manager Bernice Lemedeket said during a ceremony to hand over the cheques to the students last week.
The bursary beneficiaries have been drawn from various secondary schools, universities and colleges.
KPC has over the last two years spent over Sh24 million in support of the community through provision of clean water, food aid, and bursaries.
More than 200 residents of Thange have received compensation from KPC following the 2015 oil leak on its 39-year-old pipeline.
The compensation began in March this year after KPC’s insurer and CIC insurance finalised assessments on the first batch of claims made by 278 residents.
So far, over 4,000 residents have sought compensation and about 500 applications have been processed.
Thange Valley residents had made claims on livestock and crop losses, medical and water expenses.
KPC managing director Joe Sang said the compensation process will be fast-tracked and urged the residents to provide accurate information to enable the insurer process their claims quickly.
“For us to complete the compensation process soon, you should always provide the correct information accompanied by relevant documents so that our insurance company can process your claims quickly,” said Mr Sang.
The 450 kilometres 14-inch Mombasa – Nairobi pipeline which was constructed in 1978 passes through Thange Valley. The pipeline is way beyond its 25-year useful life.
The pipeline is currently being replaced to meet the region’s future petroleum needs.
The new pipeline, a Sh48 billion project, will include fire-fighting systems in new stations, installation of energy efficient equipment and pipeline monitoring technology to ensure easy spotting of damages on the line.
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