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Lake Naivasha's rising waters submerge fuel pipeline, threaten power station

A view of Kihoto estate in Naivasha which is flooded due to the rise in water levels from Lake Naivasha [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The flooding crisis in Kihoto, Naivasha, has deepened, with the pipeline that pumps millions of litres of fuel from Nairobi to Nakuru getting submerged by the rising waters.

Local leaders and environmentalists are now calling on the management of Kenya Pipeline to assure the public of their safety, even as the water levels continue to rise.

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