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Originally published by Kenyanstop
November 13, 2025
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Boeing Ordered to Pay Ksh3.6 Billion to Family of UN Worker on Ill-Fated Flight to Nairobi
Boeing was sued for billions of dollars by hundreds of families after two plane tragedies in a span of five months...
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A U.S. federal court has ordered Boeing to pay at least Ksh3.6 billion (USD36.85 million) to the family of Shikha Garg, a UN environmental worker killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
- The total payout, including interest, will amount to Ksh4.6 billion (USD35.85 million), and Boeing has agreed not to appeal the verdict.
- Shikha Garg, 32, was among 157 people who died in the crash from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, which occurred just five months after a similar Lion Air 737 MAX crash in Indonesia, collectively killing 346 people.
- Both crashes were linked to a defective automated flight control system, and Boeing has previously settled over 90 percent of civil lawsuits related to these incidents, including a confidential settlement for Paul Njoroge, who lost his family in the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
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