Families feel the pinch of fluorspar miner’s closure

Lorries rusting away at Kimwarer trading centre in Kerio valley following the closure of Kenya fluorspar mining company. (Fred Kibor, Standard)

Three years after the Kenya Fluorspar Mining Company halted operations at Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet, thousands of locals are now feeling the vacuum left by the firm’s exit.

The company terminated operations over what it termed as “depressed demand and prices of fluoride in the global market”.