The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has commenced efforts to remediate the pollution-ravaged Owino-Uhuru settlement in Jomvu Sub-County, following a Supreme Court directive.
The move has however, sparked intense opposition from activists and residents who claim the initiative is flawed and lacks transparency.
The protracted legal battle case began in 2016 at the Environment and Land Court in Mombasa and moved to the Supreme Court.
The residents claimed that in the year 2006, Penguin Paper and Book Company Limited leased a neighbouring plot to Metal Refinery (EPZ) Limited, which set up a lead acid battery recycling factory.
