Assignment

Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Find out how to listen to other BBC stationsEpisode detailsWorld Service,·28 Jul 2026,·26 minsThe Kenyans taking on multinational chemical companiesAssignmentAvailable for over a yearIn Kenya, a young lawyer is bringing a legal case against the Kenyan government, regulator, and several multinational agrochemical companies. He’s working alongside activists and health practitioners, and they claim that hazardous pesticides and herbicides, designed to make farming for efficient, are damaging the health of farmers in Kenya. They are demanding changes to regulation, as well as increased education and compensation for people who they claim, have had their health severely affected by high exposure to these products. For Assignment, Josephine Casserly travels to Kenya to follow lawyers, health practitioners and scientists as they face the challenges of gathering evidence to support their case. Presenter: Josephine Casserly Producers: Josephine Casserly and Eugene Kaiga Mix: Sue Maillot Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman Editor: Penny Murphy (Image: Nurse Priscah Munyua sees a patient in her clinic. Credit: Peter Njoroge/BBC)Programme WebsiteMore episodes