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When Phylis Omido arrived to testify over those affected by lead chemical from a metal distilling company at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa County on Wednesday 28th November 2018. [File, Standard]
It was a case of David versus Goliath for the woman who led Mombasa's Owino Uhuru slums' lead poison victims in a 10-year battle against State agencies and tycoons.
The state had unlimited resources, but Phyllis Omido, an environmental activist, was driven by love and a dream of justice for her children, and other victims of lead poison.
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