Coverage dated November 4, 2026

Kenya’s mining ambitions raise fears for farms and ancestral graves

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MRIMA, Kenya (AP) — Farmers fear losing the land that feeds them. Community elders worry about damage to a forest where their ancestors are buried. Both are demanding answers about Kenya’s plans to mine valuable minerals beneath Mrima Hill, a forested area rich in niobium and rare earth elements.

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    MRIMA, Kenya (AP) — Farmers fear losing the land that feeds them. Community elders worry about damage to a forest where their ancestors are buried. Both are demanding answers about Kenya’s plans to mine valuable minerals beneath Mrima Hill, a forested area rich in niobium and rare earth elements.

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