Kitui residents in the dark over proposed limestone mining
Kelvin Muthui (right) a Kitui official of Caritas, a Catholic NGO, speaks to residents of Ngaaie in Mwingi during a training on mining. There is still uncertainty over the future of limestone mining in Ngaaie following the sale of the Athi River Mining Company. PHOTO | BONIFACE MWANIKI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
ARM was placed under administration in August 2018 and later sold to the National Cement Company.
Martha Muthui, a woman leader from Ngaaie, claims that there wasn't enough public participation.
She says the land should have been leased to the company in order to give locals maximum benefits.
There is still uncertainty over the future of limestone mining in Ngaaie, Mwingi, in Kitui County following the selling of Athi River Mining Company (ARM).
The company had acquired mining rights in the area before it was placed under administration in August 2018 and later sold to the National Cement Company.
