"Migori miners expel Tanzanians for fear of Covid-19 spread"

Migori gold miners have decided to self-regulate to keep the coronavirus at bay. The county borders Tanzania and its cases have been blamed on residents interaction with people from the neighbouring country. Kenya already closed its border with Tanzania following a surge in cases in bordering counties such as Kajiado and Migori. At the mines in Migori, 30 per cent of the workforce are Tanzanians. Their presence caused fear, hence the decision to relieve them of their work for fear that they could be the weakest link in the war on the virus...

On Thursday, mines officials, through Saccos and unions, held meetings with members to enforce government directives on combating Covid-19. “Already, we forced 40 members of our mining community to undergo forced quarantine in government facilities for breaching protocol and having Tanzanians cross over to the mines,” said Peter Onyango, the secretary of Osiri Matanda mining in Nyatike.