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69-year-old Alfred Ogola and his family at Owino Uhuru slum in Mombasa. Some of the 300,000 residents of Owino Uhuru are ailing from diseases caused by led poisoning in the area. They have been awarded Sh1.3 billion by Mombasa court. Battery refining factory has been causing led poisoning. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
On July 16, the High Court in Mombasa rendered a landmark judgement when it ordered the State and two private companies to pay Sh1.3 billion to the residents of Owino Uhuru slum after they were exposed to lead poisoning.
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