Kenyans online are expressing their anger over the amount of compensation reportedly offered to the family of a man who died after falling into a boiler of the steel miller he was working for.
His family told local media that the company informed them that they would get about 7,000 shillings ($70; £50) a month for five years – the time that was remaining in his contract – a total of about $4,200.
They called the proposed compensation a “ridicule”.
Caleb Otieno, an employee of Thika-based Blue Nile Rolling Mills Ltd, was killed after he fell into a vat of molten steel last month. https://t.co/KUvuT811ti
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Caleb Otieno, 34, reportedly fell into a metal boiler on 25 March at the factory in Thika town, about 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Nairobi. His body was liquefied. The family and Kenyans alike have been questioning the company’s safety standards.
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“No amount of money can replace lost life. However, money is compensation for the lost life. Compensation for the wrongful death of a youthful working male adult cannot be less than Kshs 20m,” Nelson Havi tweeted.
“Let the law take its course now. May the family of the late Caleb Otieno get justice,” another person tweeted.