Asunta Galgitele
Asunta Galgitele is a former member of the County Assembly of Marsabit for Kargi Ward and a nurse at the Kargi health centre. She is one of the petitioners in a class action lawsuit against BP PLC, alleging that the company caused severe environmental pollution through the improper disposal of toxic waste from oil exploration activities in northern Kenya. Galgitele emphasizes the need for compensation and the establishment of a cancer treatment hospital in the affected area, highlighting the adverse health impacts suffered by local communities.
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Galgitele, who worked as a nurse at Kargi health centre and former member of County Assembly of Marsabit for Kargi Ward, stated in her affidavit that apart from compensation, BP should be compelled to set up a cancer treatment hospital in the area to serve the pastoralists communities.
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