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Thange River oil spill victims to wait longer for compensation
Acting Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Hudson Andambi faces the National Assembly Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on June 11, 2019, to answer questions on the Thange River oil spill. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Kibwezi East MP Jessica Mbalu, who asked the compensation question in the House before being referred to the committee, on Tuesday put the management to task over reluctance to compensate the victims.
- Acting Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Hudson Andambi on Tuesday told a parliamentary committee that some of the injuries could not be linked to the spillage.
- KPC also told MPs that claimants had also failed to provide details of treatment and other expenses incurred so that their claims can be processed.
- Ms Mbalu also accused KPC of discrimination in terms of compensation, pointing out that some of the affected were forced to sign claim forms and paid less.
Victims of the 2015 oil spill in Thange River, Kibwezi, will have to wait longer for compensation because most of the claims cannot be verified.
Acting Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Hudson Andambi on Tuesday told a parliamentary committee that some of the injuries could not be linked to the spillage.
