Rights group criticizes court stay in Owino Uhuru compensation case
The Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action said the ruling threatens to prolong a legal battle that has stretched for nearly six years since the Environment and Land Court delivered its judgment and almost two years after the Supreme Court of Kenya upheld the deci..
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A Kenyan rights group, the Centre for Justice Governance and Environmental Action (CJGEA), is criticizing a court's decision to grant the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) a stay of execution on orders freezing its accounts, fearing it will delay compensation for victims of the Owino Uhuru lead poisoning disaster.
- The case involves approximately Sh2 billion in compensation ordered for residents exposed to lead contamination from a battery recycling factory.
- Key organizations involved are the CJGEA, advocating for victims, and NEMA, the environmental regulator.
- The Environment and Land Court initially ordered compensation in 2020, a decision later upheld by the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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