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Joho orders closure of cement firm's mining activities over pollution claims

Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho. [File, Standard]

Residents of Kilifi have complained about dust pollution from a cement factory in Rabai sub-county and possible risks of plans to construct a nuclear plant in Kilifi North sub-county.

This forced Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho and the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Environment, Forest and Mining to camp in the area on fact finding mission.

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