I was shielded by a stone from falling rubble when the walls of the quarry caved in,” the 40-year-old said. The dangers of open pits are countless. Pits and trenches dug by road contractors and left unfilled for months have also become death traps in the recent past. By September last year, seven people, four of them pupils, drowned in open pits that had filled up with water during rainy seasons in North Rift. Nema’s Integrated National Land Use Guidelines of 2011 acknowledged the dangers associated with mining, outlining the guidelines that should be taken during and after excavation.

Source: Standard Digital March 10, 2021 17:30 UTC