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The suspension of artisanal gold and diamond mining has caused drooling in the rural commune of Kintinian, Siguiri province. Apart from gold miners, taxi drivers have also been hit hard. They are pessimistic about the measure. Guineematin.com learned through its correspondent in Siguiri that they insist that their daily income has dropped significantly since July 1.
Kemo 1 Mara, a motorcycle taxi driver from Kissidougou territory, complained that his daily income had dropped by nearly 75%.
“The suspension of artisanal gold mining has affected me a lot. I used to earn 200,000 to 250,000 Guinean francs a day. Currently, earning 50,000 or 60,000 Guinean francs is a problem. I have not won 50,000 FNG so far. The union members are also asking us for 50,000 francs and I really don’t know what to do. We ask the authorities to tolerate us and give us some time,” he asked.
The drop in income has also affected another taxi driver, Sékou Kourouma.
“I do not understand the suspension of artisanal gold mining. We work with the miners and if they do not work, things become complicated. General Mamadi Doumbouya is asked to lift this measure. Our parents in the field only count on us. Those of us who seek to spend, it is difficult if we get nothing. Before this measure, I could provide my clients with funds of 180,000 or even 200,000 Guinean francs. Yesterday I only had 80,000 Guinean francs with me. In this matter, I also gave the union 50,000 francs as tickets,” he said.
Likewise, Kemo Keïta, another taxi driver, called for the moratorium on artisanal gold mining to be lifted.
“I don’t understand, I’m really struggling. Now I earn between 70,000 and 100,000 Guinean francs a day, while before we could make 150,000 or even 200,000 Guinean francs. We ask the president to reverse the moratorium on artisanal gold mining, otherwise we will suffer enough,” he prayed.
Kemoko Mansaré said he was also affected by the suspension of artisanal gold mining and fell into poverty.
“We have suffered a lot since the suspension of artisanal gold mining. We used to make money but today some of us want to go home. We want to go home too but it is difficult to make the gas money to go home. We can’t find money these days. We ask the president to have mercy on us because this is all we know. We are the ones who send the fees to the villages but we don’t know what to do. I want to go to villages like that but I don’t have money,” he said.
Kalil Camara is a student who takes a motorcycle taxi during the holidays to prepare for the next academic year.
“We ask the government to help us. I have just arrived here. All our expenses are earned in the gold mines. We came here before the start of classes. If the mines work, we will get 200,000 Guinean francs. This measure also tires us students because we buy school supplies in the mines. We ask the government to cancel the measure that allows citizens to work for daily income,” he pleaded.
By Kintinian (Siguiri), Kaïn Naboun TRAORÉ Guineematin.com
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