A cargo train carrying crude oil from Mombasa to Nairobi derailed spilling some of its contents and damaging a water pipe near Kibwezi railway station in Makueni. The Saturday morning accident occurred after vandals stole pieces of metal that join the rails in the section. Kibwezi Makindu Water and Sewerage Company managing director Stephen Mutiso said more than 60,000 people in Masongaleni and Mtito-Andei could not access the commodity following the accident. He said the train fell on the water pipe serving Masongaleni, Ngwata and Thange areas causing serious damage on the piping system. “Water mixed with crude oil has been flowing into the bushes around here.

Source: The Star March 28, 2020 12:33 UTC