ADVERTISEMENT Tensions over gold mining in Siaya County boiled over on Monday after two demonstrators were shot dead during a violent confrontation with police in the mineral-rich area of Ramula.
The victims were among residents protesting the controversial operations of Shanta Gold, which has been licensed to undertake large-scale open-pit mining on what locals describe as ancestral land. The name Ramula—derived from the Dholuo language—translates to “full of gold,” underscoring both the region’s wealth and the deep-rooted stakes involved.
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