The county government of Kitui has stopped mining of limestone at Twimuma, in Kyuso subcounty. Locals said the investor came with licenses from Nairobi and started blasting, causing environmental harm to them. Hiram Kasoni, Twimuma development committee chair, said the community tried asking the local leadership for protocols of mining but they did not succeed. "We then wrote a letter to the Ministry of Mining, which directed us to enquire from the county government, “he saidKasoini added that the investor's mining letter was canceled by the environment ministry in Kitui but he allegedly acquired another letter from Nairobi. He also decried adverse effects of mining, stating it has to stop until the investor follows all set guidelines among them corporate social responsibility.

Source: The Star June 13, 2021 19:07 UTC