Last weekend, the National Assembly Committee on Environment and Natural Resources accused China City Construction Company of causing damages through its mining activities at Aketch village in Konuong’a.
The committee, led by interim Chairman Paul Nzengu, ordered the company leadership to appear before it in Nairobi to answer to accusations levelled against it.
The residents petitioned the National Assembly through their MP, Ong’ondo Were, over the suffering caused by the company.
Over 600 residents raised grievances that include miscarriages by expectant women, some reportedly developed heart attacks from the impact of blasting, while others developed respiratory diseases.
The firm has been mining stones and making ballast for construction of roads in Nyanza since 2018.
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