Mandera quarries hold treasures and tragedy for Chaka residents

One of the quarries in Kiganjo area of Kieni East, Nyeri County that some workers have abandoned to work in Mandera where they get higher pay. [PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD]

NYERI: Chaka area of Kieni East, Nyeri County, has recently been in the spotlight for having lost the highest number of quarry workers to  attacks by the Al-Shabaab jihadists in the former North Eastern Province.

In the past six months, 32 people from the area have been killed by militants. Most of those killed have been in their prime, aged between 27 and 40.