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Athi River residents, police clash over closure of quarries

Chaos erupted at Ngelani area, in Athi River,Machakos county during a confrontation between the police and residents. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Chaos erupted at Ngelani area, in Athi River, Machakos Count, after locals and police clashed on Saturday over closure of quarries.

An attempt by the Machakos County Government to close down several quarries faced resistence from residences who insisted that they eked out a living from stone mining activities.

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