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Sand harvesting still thriving despite ban

Solomon Otieno, chairman of Goye Beach Management Unit, points at part of the beach destroyed by illegal sand harvesters. [Isaiah Gwengi]

Sand harvesting continues to thrive along Lake Victoria beaches in Bondo sub-county despite a ban by National Environment Management Authority (Nema).

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