"NAIROBI, Kenya — The High Court in Kenya ruled Thursday that a class action lawsuit can move forward against multinational oil and gas company BP alleging that decades-long toxic waste disposal contaminated drinking water in northern Kenya.
The lawsuit, filed by 299 petitioners in February at the Land and Environment Court in Isiolo, alleged that BP caused serious environmental pollution by improperly disposing of and discharging toxic waste from oil exploration activities in parts of northern Kenya.
It claimed that the waste, which contained radioactive materials, contaminated ground water and sickened or killed hundreds of residents and livestock nearby.
“During operations at the sites, hazardous and toxic contaminants were improperly disposed, discharged and released into the environment,” the petition said."
Nicholas Komu reports for the Associated Press April 16, 2026.
