"Request for intervention regarding impacts of your operations in Mlumbi village Singida region, Tanzania"

HakiMadini...respectfully request[s] your intervention regarding human rights concerns involving your company’s operations in Mlumbi village, Ikungi district in Singida region. During a recent field visit, landowners in Mlumbi village alleged that between 2004 -2011 Shanta Gold Ltd was granted a prospecting licence. Your Company representatives/agent drilled trenches and boreholes in 25 farms without consulting the land owners...Additionally, your representatives used and still use farms belonging to Rashid Ali and Ernest Josephat to access your company’s premises without consulting nor compensating them. A significant part of Rashid Ali’s farm is still under armed guards acting on your instructions, who have prevented him from farming or occupying part of his land since your operations begun. This has deprived him of any means of livelihood...

Mlumbi village community has reiterated that they are not opposed to your mining activities, but request fairness and justice in how you conduct your activities. Consequently, they demand that;
1. The 25 community landowners (list attached) are fully compensated for destruction of their land and denial of lawful access.
2. Rashid Ali and Ernest Josephat are compensated for loss of part of their pieces of land used to access Shanta Gold premises.
3. Immediate withdrawal of security guard from Rashid Ali’s farm or compensate him for the loss of use of the part of his land
4. Lastly,Shanta informs and consult the local community regarding any further planned activities on their land.