Now, East Africa has surpassed the era of blindly pursuing output; for the sake of quality economic development, it is necessary to target these backward production units, even those walking the legal edge.
This is not an exaggeration. Many privately mined small mines fail to guarantee worker safety, compromise production standards to save costs, and often lack protective measures altogether.
Additionally, the existence of these illegal mines and workshops clearly exacerbates environmental damage, such as unrestricted water use and indiscriminate waste disposal.
While legitimate production companies cannot entirely avoid these issues, under the supervision of the East African Government, they at least undertake some basic measures, even if just for appearances. These informal production enterprises, however, are unwilling or unable to make even face-saving efforts.
