Monday, December 2, 2024 - A distressed motorist has reached out claiming that her vehicle broke down after fueling at Total Njabini, alleging that the diesel purchased was adulterated, leading to a harrowing night of mechanical failures and frantic repairs.
Here is her account of the seven-hour ordeal in Kinangop.
"Hi Nyakundi. This was the Saturday 30th Incident.
3:51 pm - Fueled at Total Njabini. Full tank. I trust Total.
3:59 pm - Dashboard prompts “Drain water from fuel filter.” I stopped for a few
minutes, but the alert did not disappear. I thought maybe it was kidogo maji or
a sensor issue.
4:05 pm - Arrived at my destination near Karima Girls. About 2 km from Ndunyu
Njeru.
9:00 pm - Time to start my journey back to Nairobi. Hell broke loose. After
ignition, the engine vibrated violently! Same error: “Drain water from fuel
filter.”
Normally, this is something you can do on your own. After several attempts
without success, we resolved to engage a mechanic. It was now past 10:00 pm.
Hapa nikutafuta mechanic hadi kwao home.
11:00 pm - Mechanic arrives. Manages to empty the fuel filter and drain
everything that was already in the system. Miraculously, the vehicle ignites.
Happily, we leave the scene. 100 m from the scene, the car loses power and
stops 😨.
It’s now almost midnight. Stuck deep inside Kinangop, traumatized, frustrated,
and helpless.
12:00 midnight - Another major decision: drain the fuel tank. Every drop of it.
Everything now smells like kerosene. The fuel was adulterated; it was actually
more kerosene than diesel, plus water. Now we need fuel to refuel once we empty
the tank.
Huku, petrol stations hufungwa by 8:00 pm. Some nduthi guy went all
the way to Kwa Haraka and got us some 20 l. Attempts to siphon fuel using a
pipe were not successful. The mechanic didn’t anticipate he would need to remove
the entire fuel tank, so hana tools. He had to rush home to bring them.
1:00 am - Mechanic came back. Removed the entire fuel tank with 80 l of fuel.
Spent almost an hour. The pain of watching your fuel tank being removed past
midnight by a stranger, unsure whether he could fix it back properly, was
horrific. But did I have a choice?
2:00 am - Mechanic returns the fuel tank. Using a makeshift funnel, we
refueled. Now it was the moment of truth. Madam akisha, wolaaaa! The engine
ignites. Everyone claps 👏. Wow, it has worked finally.
3:00 am - I left Kinangop. We made it to Nairobi past 5:00 am.
TotalEnergies rep shared this report from EPRA. Do Epra officials work on Sundays?
EPRA Called Into Question Over Case of Adulterated Fuel at Total Njabini
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) December 2, 2024
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