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Inside efforts to restore damaged sandy riverbeds of Ukambani

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Kitui has introduced a new sand law to curb unregulated sand harvesting. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

Although harvesting, transportation and sale of sand is a lucrative enterprise, it has over the years been dogged by controversies and bloody battles that sometimes lead to loss of lives and destruction of property.

Despite being a multi-million shillings venture, loaders of sand, who are unemployed youths and the community around the rivers where sand is harvested are impoverished.

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