Mining Impacts on Society- a Case Study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya
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2020Author
Mwakesi, Irene W
Wahome, Raphael G
Ichang'i, Daniel W
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Taita-Taveta County is rich with a wide variety of minerals in the world.
Gemstones like Ruby, Tsavorite, Ruby and green garnets have caused many
people to migrate to the area. These people came from within the county and
from other parts of the country, greatly impacting the lifestyle of the local
community. There was a need to understand how mining impacts on society
and cultural values of a community. This study was carried out in 9 villages
which included; Eastleigh A and B, Central, Ndigai, Mungololini, Mukengereni
B and C, Mkuki and Kambanga. Respondents from 173 households from
the villages were interviewed and discussions from 8 key informants who included:
a Manager of Classic Mines, an official of Chawia Mining Community
Based Organization (CBO), an individual manual artisanal miner, a retired
senior Warden of Kenya Wild Life Service (KWS), Kenya Forest Service
Manager (KFS), a gemologist from the Taita Taveta County government,
Chief of Mwatate location and the County Director of National Environment
Management Authority (NEMA). On a scale of 1 - 4 (1 = strongly disagree, 2
= Disagree, 3 = Agree and 4 = Strongly agree), the respondents agreed that
there was a loss of their ancestral land, conflicts, dilution of Taita culture
through mixed intermarriages, increased prostitution, alcoholism and high
school dropouts. The study recommends review of the legal and policy
framework governing mining in community areas and subsequent vigorous
enforcement to maintain the good order of the public and to sustain meaningful
traditions and culture to ensure conflict resolution and mining site
ownership.
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https://www.scirp.org/pdf/jep_2020112415280542.pdfhttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/155104
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Irene Wakio Mwakesi, Wahome RG, Ichang’i DW. "Mining Impacts on Society: A Case Study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya." Journal of Environmental Protection. 2021;11(11):986-997.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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