Vivo Energy Kenya opens station which will also measure trucks weight, have mosque

Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in the country, has opened Shell Bonje Service Station which will not only be one of the biggest but will also include diverse facilities including one for total weight measurement, according to information available early May in the company’s website.

The service station has a capacity to pump over one million liters of fuel per month, volumes that can be translated to 50 trucks per day, the statement said. It will be located in an industrialized area known as the Dongo Kundu bypass.

“Truck owners and other motorists will have an accessible, spacious service station that they can use on their way in and out of Mombasa,” said Vivo Energy Kenya’s Managing Director Polycarp Igathe.

The station will not only offer the conventional service station services but has also installed a weighing bridge. This will be very useful for trucks, as once they fuel they are able to measure total weight load - enabling them carry the correct weight to ensure roads are not damaged by overloading. The station will also have a mosque and a canteen, Vivo Energy said.

Other Shell service stations that Vivo Energy Kenya has opened this month are in Eastern, Central and Rift Valley regions. To date Vivo Energy Kenya has 145 Shell service stations.