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Founder and CEO of Justice, Governance and environmental action, Phylis Omido (right) addresses residents of Owino Uhuru village in Mombasa. [Photo by Omondi Onyango/Standard]
A judge has asked the petitioners’ lawyers to prepare a list of those seeking compensation in the Owino Uhuru slum lead poisoning case.
Yesterday, hundreds of the slum dwellers jammed the court to hear a petition they have filed, seeking Sh1.6 billion compensation from the State and owners of a battery smelting firm they claim claim poisoned them with lead close to a decade ago.
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