On July 16, a Mombasa court awarded the slum dwellers the compensation after years of push-and-pull over lead poisoning by a company in the slum. The Metal refinery EPZ used to smelt lead from used car batteries and the waste would improperly be disposed of, thereby flowing to the residential area. Stephen Okello lost his son and later his wife due to complications arising from lead poisoning. Omondi was among the children who were tested and found with 12 per cent lead poisoning in their blood system. However, due to the poverty that encroaches the slum dwellers, Okello could not afford the “new lifestyle”.

Source: The Star August 01, 2020 01:52 UTC