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Woman who has lived with bullet in throat for 15 years seeking compensation

Jerusa Mwale during the interview at Ebusikhale village in Luanda constituency. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

A woman who has lived with a bullet in her throat for 15 years is now seeking compensation.

For 45-year-old Jerusa Mwale, life has never been the same since the day she was injured by a stray bullet as officers from Luanda Police Station in Vihiga pursued highway robbers who had hijacked a lorry ferrying milk to Luanda market.

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