For a while people have claimed that the tailing dam is leaking and so fear contamination of the area. Barrick has alleged that people have been stealing the lining of the tailing dam and destroying pipes. The area surrounding the tailing dam is not fenced. In May 2009 a major spill occurred at the mine.
Kinachotia hasira zaidi ni ukimya wa Serikali yetu na watu wengine husika (uongozi wa Barrick Gold Mine)! Jamani, hawajui haya yanayojiri huko mto Tighithe? Au wamekuwa na roho ngumu kiasi kwamba vitu kama hivi haviwashtui? Hawajali?