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Marsabit residents toxic waste suit against BP set for June mention

By Ali Abdi | 5mos ago

BP toxic waste dumping case set for mention on June 16; Some of the 299 Kenyan pastoralists petitioners who had filed a landmark law suit against oil giants BP (PLC) over alledged dumping of toxic waste in their environment during the exploration exercise by the multi national firm in the 1980s in Marsabit County outside Isiolo High Court on May 6, 2026. [ Ali Abdi, Standard]

A lawsuit pitting Kenyan pastoralists against British oil multinational giant BP over alleged toxic waste dumping is set for mention on June 16.

During a virtual session on Thursday, Environment and Land Court Judge Mboya Oguttu scheduled the mention date after the petitioners enjoined the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum in the suit, in compliance with an earlier court advisory.

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