Who said villagers were not affected in North Mara gold mining?

This is shocking.

....and this boy has a future a head of him, whats  next?

So this is where we have reached, all in the name of greedy and money! I think somebody has to be responsible.

There must be safety measures at and around any workplace.We can not afford all this distruction to our people.

Dear Colleagues and partners,
Greetings from North Mara in Tarime.
I wish to share with you some photos of the current situation in North Mara. Rev. Magafu and I have been assessing and identifying the victims of the last year’s and ongoing waste ponds spillage at North Mara gold mine.
New cases of the victims are coming up with symptoms that are vivid and the situation is alarming. Two cases, though, needs immediate medical attention and action. This involves Mama Otaigo from Weigita village and Paul (8 year old boy) from Nkerege village.
The situation we have found them in is far different from when we met them during the health screening done in January 7th 2010. Their health state is deteriorating from day to day. I am attaching their current photos for your review.
As the governments still remains silent on this matter attempts to get referral letters from government health facilities have proved abortive and therefore we need to act as soon as possible to save the lives of those who are critically ill.
An appeal is made to all of you to act in your different capacities.
Kind regards,


Source: http://udadisi.blogspot.com/