Gold

9,000 residents to lose livelihoods as mining giant set to launch operations in Gem

By P, KNA More than 9000 residents of Ramula and the neighbouring villages may lose their livelihoods once the mining giant, Shanta Gold mining company kicks off operations next year. A stakeholder

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State clears Shanta to mine Gold in Siaya and Vihiga counties

By C, KNA The government has formally granted Shanta Mining Company Kenya a license to begin large-scale gold extraction in the Ramula–Mwibona belt straddling Siaya and Vihiga counties. The move is set

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Government assures fairness in Sh.683 billion Kakamega gold windfall

By G, KNA The Government has moved to reassure residents of Isulu and Bushangala areas in Kakamega County where an investor has discovered gold haul worth 683 billion shillings that they

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Executive calls for civic education before firm embarks on gold mining

By M, KNA The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Environment, Peninah Mukabane, has asked Shanta Gold Limited to conduct civic education for communities in Ikolomani before embarking on large-scale gold

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Gold dealers in Siaya decry insecurity

By P, KNA Gold dealers in Bondo are living in fear following a spike in incidents where armed thugs have been waylaying their members, robbing them of cash and minerals. And the

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