The Kenyans taking on multinational chemical companies

In Kenya, a young lawyer is bringing a legal case against the Kenyan government, regulator, and several multinational agrochemical companies.

He’s working alongside activists and health practitioners, and they claim that hazardous pesticides and herbicides, designed to make farming for efficient, are damaging the health of farmers in Kenya.

They are demanding changes to regulation, as well as increased education and compensation for people who they claim, have had their health severely affected by high exposure to these products.

For Assignment, Josephine Casserly travels to Kenya to follow lawyers, health practitioners and scientists as they face the challenges of gathering evidence to support their case.

Presenter: Josephine Casserly
Producers: Josephine Casserly and Eugene Kaiga
Mix: Sue Maillot
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Nurse Priscah Munyua sees a patient in her clinic. Credit: Peter Njoroge/BBC)