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Owino Uhuru residents in Mikindani, Mombasa were awarded Sh1.3 billion and Sh700 million for cleaning lead poisoning. [File, Standard]
Residents of Owino Uhuru slum in Mikindani in Mombasa county have again won a case against agencies over a review of Sh700 million awarded by the Supreme Court for the cleanup of lead poisoning caused by a battery smelting plant in the area.
The Environment and Land Court sitting in Mombasa dismissed an application by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) after the agency claimed that the toxins had disappeared.
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