Tanzania’s gold rush and housing crush

What is indisputable is that the presence of large-scale mining operations often provokes conflicts with local residents.
In 2009, spillage from African Barrick Gold’s North Mara mine was thought to have contaminated the Tigithe River, from which more than 2,500 households get their water. People and cattle became severely ill and some livestock reportedly died from cyanide in the groundwater. Residents still report problems with their drinking water today.
Harold Sungusia, from the Legal & Human Rights Centre, says a lawsuit involving 1,451 complainants was filed against African Barrick Gold over the pollution in 2010, but nothing has yet happened.
“We have a list of the names and the extent of the damage … Skin diseases and damage to their livestock are the charges. You can go there and see them, they are still suffering from the problems,” Sungusia says.
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