26 years after compensation fight, Geita elders seek licence

Minerals Minister Anthony Mavunde displays two ropes symbolising cattle presented by Geita elders to President Samia Suluhu Hassan in appreciation of the Government’s intervention in resolving compensation claims by residents of Nyakabale and Nyamalembo after more than 26 years. 
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What you need to know:

  • Members of Kamati ya Vigingi, representing residents of Nyakabale and Nyamalembo, have asked the Government to help them secure a mining licence