Some families reject Boeing compensation for dead kin

Families of victims from Kenya and Rwanda lay flowers on March 15, 2019, as they visit the crash site at Hama Quntushele village in Oromia. Lawyer Adam Ramji says families, mostly drawn from Ethiopia, have rejected Boeing's cash compensation citing cultural beliefs. FILE PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Lawyer Adam Ramji says families, mostly drawn from Ethiopia, have been citing cultural beliefs.
  • The families have refused to participate in pressing for financial compensation from Boeing after losing loved ones in the March 10 crash.
  • Boeing operationalised a $50 million (Sh 5.1 billion) fund for “immediate financial assistance to families” of Indonesia and Ethiopia crashes involving Boeing planes.
  • Lawyer Irungu Kang’ata, who is in a partnership of four law firms that are representing 15 families, asked the kin of those who perished to accept the “gift” from Boeing.

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