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An American Company Drilled for #Oil in #Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring #Cancer Rates

Georgia Gee, Nelly Madegwa
April 6 2026

"In #Kargi, a remote desert village in the far north of Kenya, cancers of the digestive tract plague the population at unusually high rates. The disease most often attacks the esophagus, though stomach cancer is also common. Some patients think it’s a punishment from God.

"The evidence on the ground suggests it’s more likely from a multinational oil company. In the 1980s, foreign work crews dressed like astronauts descended on the village of Kargi and the surrounding #ChalbiDesert to drill for oil. They spent five unsuccessful years boring nearly a dozen wells thousands of feet into the ground. The men were from #Amoco, an American oil company now owned by #BP.

"The crews then drove off their bulldozers, packed up their protective equipment, and vanished. One of the only traces to mark their presence was a dry white substance scattered on the ground, close to the water wells used by residents and their livestock."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/81HvF

#WaterIsLife #BPLied #BigOil #Oiligarchy #CorporateColonialism #Pollution

An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates

Amoco, now part of BP, never cleaned up after its failed oil prospecting mission. Rural Kenyans are suing for a right to a clean environment.

The Intercept

S.v. N.Sönmez Oct 19

Çorum'un Kargı ilçesinde çiftçiler, çeltiklerini geleneksel yöntemlerle kurutuyor! 🌾 Bu kadim uygulama, hem ürün kalitesini artırıyor hem de kültürel mirasımızı yaşatıyor. Doğal ve sürdürülebilir tarımın güzel bir örneği.

🚩 #Çorum #Tarım #Pirinç #GelenekselTarım #Kargı #Çeltik