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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, despite speaking eloquently and in nice English, the answer Sen. Moi has given is completely unsatisfactory. It appears casual. The spillage was six months ago. Up to now, we do not have an EIA report on the oil that spilled into River Thange and is now going downstream. The extent of the spillage is such that it was noted 100 metres away from where the pipeline is. That is equivalent to the size of a football pitch. The waters in River Thange and adjacent water resources have been entirely affected. The pipeline is 15 feet underground yet the oil has now been seen on the surface. The clarifications I need from the Chairperson are:- 1. On what basis is KPC offering water to schools and the community, when they have not yet established the impact of the spillage on the rivers and other sources? 2. From the report, it appears that the level of flow on Kenya Pipeline is 800,000 litres per hour. The oil spillage was ongoing for more than 10 hours. How much of the oil leaked between 12th May, 2015 and from 6.30 p.m., when it was reported, to the following morning when they attempted to close the valves? 3. Why has the Ministry of Energy allowed KPC not to remedy the mistake that was caused by the spillage and allowed them to go and encase the pipeline without disclosing? The report done by KPC was on 30th June, 2015 and not 19th June 2015. 4. Why did KPC take more than 45 days to report to the Director-General, NEMA on oil spillage? Even on the report submitted, they purport that the spillage was on 15th June, 2015 when, in fact, it was on 12th May, 2015. A difference of 30 days. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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