The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) today embarked on a remediation and restoration initiative in Uhuru Owino, an area that has long suffered from the effects of lead poisoning.
However, the process has sparked mixed reactions from different stakeholders, highlighting the complex nature of environmental justice and community engagement.
The area Member of Parliament Badi Twalib voiced his support for Activist Phyllis Omido of the Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action (CJGEA), who is opposing the NEMA process and whose legal battle led to a Sh1.3 billion compensation award for the affected residents.
Twalib stated that he brought the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health and Environment for a fact-finding mission in the settlement from evidence given by the Activist.
