Collapse of bridge delays oil transport to Mombasa

The Kainuk Bridge that collapsed after River Turkwel broke its banks sweeping away the pillars. FILE PHOTO | NATION

Delivery of Tullow Oil Plc’s early production equipment to South Lokichar in northwestern Kenya has been delayed after the Kainuk bridge on Turkwel River — a vital link between Kitale and Lodwar towns — collapsed in November following heavy rainfall.

The bridge cannot support heavy commercial trucks that are expected to haul crude oil under the early oil production scheme (EOPS) to Mombasa.