The Gold that Never Lets Go: A 90-Year Cycle of Hope, Death and Power in Kakamega and Vihiga

 The risks extend beyond sudden collapses. Academic and government research shows that artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) brings toxic legacies: mercury and other potentially toxic elements contaminate soils and waterways, children and women face occupational exposure, and biodiversity suffers as pits scar once-productive landscape.

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