Convenor of the Media Coalition Against , Dr.

Kenneth Ashigbey has appealed to Ghanaian journalists and media houses to stay vigilant and maintain their focus in the fight against illegal mining, channel1news.com has reported.

He further asked them to intensify their campaign, highlighting severe effects of galamsey on water bodies and the environment. "And I will urge the media at this point, let's not lose our focus from what the fight is.

Let us not allow those who came to join us recently to take our focus off the fight.