In fact, a lifestyle audit of those who mine precious stones might sound more or less like a tragicomedy of bizarre proportions. So, when they hit pay dirt make good money, they go overboard and waste most of it on debauchery. This was the thinking in the case of one miner who owned a bar in Voi town and who fished hookers from Mombasa and transported them to Voi, 156 kilometres away. Fridah remembers one gemstone ‘baron’ at who bought his friend crates of beer piled on top of each other up to his height. When these overnight millionaires go broke, it is not uncommon to spot them in Voi town sporting akala tyre sandals smoking cheap cigarettes.

Source: Standard Digital January 02, 2021 08:07 UTC