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Batuk victims cry foul in fire row
Fire seen in this picture at Lolldiga hills in Laikipia County on March 26, 2021. Residents are seeking compensation for the fire caused by British soldiers.
Photo credit: Josep Kanyi | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The British Army is accused of starting a fire that destroyed more than 10,000 acres in Lolldaiga in early 2021.
- It is the first time a dispute involving foreign soldiers will be overseen by a Kenyan court following a ruling by Justice Antonina Kossy Bor of the Environment Court which stripped the UK immunity from civil suits.
- Aside from environmental damage, the community is pushing for compensation on medical grounds.
Residents of Lolldaiga in Laikipia County seeking compensation for a fire caused by British soldiers in March last year must prove land ownership and damage, a team overseeing the dispute says.
This comes even as the British Army appears to be taking responsibility for the damage at Lolldaiga Conservancy after compensation proceedings were initiated this week.
