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Kenya: A progress report on class action lawsuit against Metal Refinery EPZ for alleged pollution leading to deaths
Author: Center for Justice Governance and Environmental Action
"The Owino Uhuru class action suit progress report: From 2016-2019"...
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Health ministry and NEMA trade blame over Mombasa slum lead poisoning
Author: Joackim Bwana, Standard Digital (Kenya)
Two State entities have blamed each other for negligence that has allegedly led to the death of 20 people. Officials from the Ministry of Health and those from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) yesterday traded accusations in court...
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Metal Refinery (EPZ) lawsuit (re lead pollution in Kenya)
In 2016, the Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action (CJGEA) instituted a class action lawsuit on behalf of the Owino Uhuru community in a Kenyan Environment and Land Court in relation to lead contamination and poisoning....
Kenya: Goldman Prize-winning activist leads lawsuit against lead smelting factory that allegedly caused lead poisoning
Phyllis Omido is leading a landmark class action demanding a clean-up and compensation from a lead-smelting factory accused of poisoning local residents - including her own son. She has in the past been threatened by thugs, arrested by police and...
Kenya: Police commence investigations on threats against activist who filed a lawsuit against companies for environmental pollution
Author: Ernest Cornel, The Star (Kenya)
"Police probes alleged harassment of CJGEA workers for defending environment"...
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Kenya: Metal Refinery (EPZ) sued for environmental pollution allegedly causing illness & deaths
The Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action has supported locals impacted by the lead-smelting operations of Metal Refinery (EPZ) to file a lawsuit seeking compensation. The complainants allege diverse impacts including death of loved...
Lawsuit by locals impacted by Metal Refinery (EPZ) operations
Author: Olel, Onyango, Ingutiah Advocates (Kenya)
"Lawsuit against Metal Refinery (EPZ)" [Lawsuit by and on behalf of those adversely impacted by the alleged operations of Metal Refinery (EPZ) operations. It is alleged that some died due to lead poisoning while others suffer from respiratory diseases]