Nyali MP Hezron Awiti in trouble over link to killer Jomvu factory

Nyali MP Hezron Awiti (right) addressing his supporters and the press at Mamba Village in Mombasa County on Wednesday 29th April 2015 while clarifying on the Lead Company saga which is located near Owino Uhuru. Awiti confirmed that he owns the land and the go-down where the company was but refuted claims that he is associated with the Lead Company. [Photo by Kelvin Karani/STANDARD]

Mombasa, Kenya: Nyali MP Hezron Awiti has admitted to owning the premises housing the alleged killer factory at Owino Uhuru area in Changamwe, Mombasa.

But the MP blamed Government agencies for failing to enforce safety standards at the factory accused of emitting dangerous lead effluent affecting an estimated 5,000 residents of Owino Uhuru and Bangladeshi slums.