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Police arrest drivers in Voi for transporting sand
Youths harvest sand in River Nzoia on January 7, 2018. Police have arrested three drivers in Taita Taveta County for transporting sand. PHOTO | TONNY OMONDI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Voi OCPD Joseph Chesire said the drivers were arrested after officers from the county environment department and Nema complained that sand harvesting was going despite the ban.
- Residents of Mbulia and Paranga complained that dozens of trucks, belonging to a local businessman, harvest tonnes of sand from their farms and local rivers.
Police in Voi have arrested three drivers and impounded their trucks for transporting sand.
The police, and Taita Taveta County officials, said the trucks had continued to transport sand even after Governor Granton Samboja banned sand harvesting in the region.
