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State must stop illegal sand harvesting

The national government should urgently intervene to stop the perennial illegal sand harvesting in the larger Ukambani region.

Many lives have been lost, property destroyed and livelihoods destroyed as rival groups fight over the lucrative but fatal activity.
Hundreds of residents have also been dispossessed of their land even as rivers have been damaged.

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