Mit der Wut einer Mutter

When Phyllis Omido started her new job in the administration of a battery recycling plant near Mombasa in 2007, she threw herself into her work with enthusiasm. But suddenly, her young son fell seriously ill: the lead content in his blood was increased by 37 times, and the child was severely poisoned. As the young mother researched what had made her son sick, she came across alarming findings: since her factory began operations, there has been a significant rise in health complaints among the local population. Phyllis quickly quit her job, cared for her child, and gathered evidence of her employer's life-threatening environmental crimes. Tirelessly, she warned about the lead-contaminated groundwater around the facility, organized mass protests, and risked her life to force the closure of the metal refinery. When the government reopened the factory, the single mother turned to international NGOs and began her fight against lead smelting across Kenya. With the fury of a mother, Phyllis Omido took on international companies and even sued the Kenyan government for reparations and the right to unpolluted health. In her highly anticipated book, Africa's bravest environmental activist tells her entire story for the first time and highlights global connections: a large portion of the toxic lead comes from Europe, which is disposed of in Africa in violation of existing environmental regulations.