×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Smart Minds Choose Us
★★★★ - on Play Store
Read on the App

11 test positive for lead poisoning

One of the wards at Portreitz District Hospital set for lead poisoning victims. Many residents of Owino Uhuru slums have been affected by lead poisoning. [Photo: Omondi Onyango/Standard]

Mombasa County medical authorities have announced that 11 out of 55 tested samples taken from residents of Owino Uhuru slums have showed abnormal levels of lead in their blood.

Yesterday, doctors at two special wards at Port Reitz Hospital treating exposure to lead from effluents of a now shut battery plant in the slums warned that all the 55 samples showed evidence of exposure to the metal in varying degrees.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in