Kilifi County to Settle Medical Bills of Muyeye Quarry Collapse Victims

by Ken Muthomi on Sunday, 11 May 2025 - 9:36 am

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Kilifi County Governor Gideon Mung'aro has assured that the county government will settle hospital bills for those injured during the Muyeye Quarry collapse last week.

The collapse that happened on Thursday, May 8, claimed the lives of two women and left several injured.

In a press briefing on Saturday, May 10, the governor stated that the county government has dispatched a disaster response team to ensure that all those affected by the incident are well taken care of, and another team of counsellors to the Malindi hospital to provide psychological support.

"We pray that those who got hurt and, as of now, a team from the county is on the ground to ensure that the victims have food and other basic needs," he stated.

Kilifi County Governor Gideon Mung'aro during a Senate Standing Committee on Education on April 24, 2025.

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The governor has further stressed that residents should be vigilant and refrain from quarrying during the rainy season.

Additionally, the governor stated that the county government is set to deploy security officers at the site where the incident happened to prevent residents from mining in the area.

Mung'aro further stated that despite repeated warnings from the county government on the dangers of quarries during the rainy season, people have still been defiant.

The governor stated that the county government will continue providing the necessary machinery to miners to ensure that they can safely conduct their activities.

"People should be very vigilant as they enter these places, especially during this rainy season, and we have done so many meetings before to tell people some of the dangers of these places, telling them to get out of there, but they are still reluctant," he stated.

"I will also ask the county inspectorate of security to erect security in that area so that people may not go back there. We must find an appropriate way, and that is why the county gave the people the necessary machinery, and we will continue doing that," he stated.

After the incident, the Malindi Deputy County Commissioner, David Lusava, confirmed that the victims were mining stones when the collapse occurred. The collapse was attributed to the heavy rains that have been hitting the region.

According to Lusava, the county government shut down the site last year due to safety concerns; however, despite this, residents in the area continued to operate in the area.