Residents reject proposed sand bill, cites management shift

Youth harvesting sand by the banks of River Ewaso Nyiro near Archers Post. [Jacinta Mutura/Standard]

Residents of Laikipia North yesterday stormed out of a meeting to protest proposed legislation on sand harvesting and quarry management.

The County Assembly Finance Committee had called for the public participation meeting in Doldol to discuss its plans to regulate the harvest and sale of sand.