Over 200 needy students from Thange Valley in Kibwezi that was hit by an oil spill two years ago have benefited from a great initiative from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) that has paid out Sh1 million in tuition fee.“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.This has actually drawn bursary beneficiaries from various secondary schools, universities and colleges.over the last two years KPC has spent over Sh24 million to support the community through provision of clean water, food aid, and bursaries.This great initiative has come along as means of compensation following the 2015 tragic oil incident that happened on their 39 year old company. More than 200 residents of Thange have received compensation from KPC .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.More than 4,000 residents have sought compensation so far and about 500 applications have been processed.Thange Valley residents had made claims on livestock and crop losses, medical and water expenses.“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 pipeline is currently being replaced to meet the region’s future petroleum needs

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