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KPC said its security and pipeline maintenance teams tracked the connection before emergency response officers moved in to secure the site and report the incident to Chaani Police Station.
Officers from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) have launched investigations after foiling an attempt to siphon petroleum products through an illegal connection on a pipeline linking two pumping stations in Mombasa County.
Officers discovered the illegal connection on Monday, November 2, during routine surveillance along the pipeline linking Pumping Station 14 to Pumping Station 15.