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Two Kisii soapstone miners die as locals decry slow disaster response

Soapstone mining site in Kisii. There have been increased cases of accidents in such sites as they walls cave in.

Photo credit: Ondari Ogega | Nation Media Group.

By  Ruth Mbula

Loose soil forms the top layer of the soapstone mines in Kisii County.

The layers of soil hang precariously as the miners work below, oblivious of the danger lurking above them.

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