An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates ^46.2%

The Intercept - By Georgia Gee, Nelly Madegwa - 4/6/2026, 9:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 26.6% - Appeal to Emotion 25.1% - Negativity Bias 21.7%

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Goat meat goes down like big shards of glass when the symptoms set in. The local livestock, the main source of available nutrients, becomes nearly impossible to swallow. It feels, the sufferers say, like deep wounds have been sliced into their throats. In Kargi, a remote desert village in... more