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Gemstone miners accuse dealers of sexual assault and rights abuses

KNCHR Chairperson Kagwiria Mbogori (centre) with Taita Taveta Governor John Mruttu (right) and Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu at Kamtonga trading centre in Mwatate on Thursday. [PHOTO: RENSON MNYAMWEZI/STANDARD]

Scores of women miners in Taita Taveta County claim some of their employers have been sexually assaulting them while frisking them for gemstones.

The women appeared before the public inquiry by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on mining and its impact on the enjoyment of human rights.

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