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The woman risking her life to save a village from lead poisoning: CNN

April 21, 2018 6:40 PM / by samrack

Phyllis Omido walks through the village of Owino Uhuru. She has been keeping a close eye on the lead exposure that has plagued this settlement since a nearby smelter began operations in 2007.

The woman risking her life to save a village from lead poisoning: CNN

Mombasa, Kenya (CNN)On a hot afternoon at a sprawling settlement on the outskirts of Mombasa, Phyllis Omido makes her rounds.

For close to a decade, Omido has been visiting the Owino Uhuru village, monitoring the various illnesses, deaths, and miscarriages that have occurred since a nearby smelter contaminated the village’s air and water with lead.

She passes through the rows of small, mud-walled homes that make up this densely packed village and pokes her head through the doorway of her first visit: Catherine Okello, a small, sickly 35-year-old woman.READ MORE

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The woman risking her life to save a village from lead poisoning: CNN Reviewed by samrack on April 21, 2018 .

Phyllis Omido walks through the village of Owino Uhuru. She has been keeping a close eye on the lead exposure that has plagued this settlement since a nearby smelter began operations in 2007. The woman risking her life to save a village from lead poisoning: CNN Mombasa, Kenya (CNN)On a hot afternoon at a sprawling