The objective of the study was to determine social-economic impact of quarry stone mining sites in Igembe South Sub-county Meru County. The hypotheses, that therewas no significant relationship between quarry stone mining and social economic impacts in IgembeSouth Sub County, Meru County communities. The hypothesis was tested at 0.05level of significance. Data was gathered from five communities in Igembe South Sub County. Using PRA methodologies and process, primary data was collected from participant’s notes to detect mining social economic impacts in the study area. Data was analyzed using descriptive means, median and mode statistics. The study findings revealed that the social economic impacts of stone quarrying include; development of infrastructure, revenue generation, job creation, Aesthetic value, decreased agriculture activities, social conflicts, unsustainability of natural resource and health related issues such as stress, cough and colds. The local residents and quarry workers demonstrated a lack of awareness, regarding the social economic impacts of stone quarrying on the society. Furthermore,they did not receive any training from the governmentadministration, NGOs. Or other entities regarding extraction of stone quarrying. The research demonstrated that mining has social economic well-being of the residents. In light of the county Government of Meru’s efforts at restoration and intervention such as re-afforestation, mining companies and County Government of Meru are reviewing the methods of operation and providing alternatives to the affectedareas. Mining’s negative impacts should be reduced by rethinking the management strategy.
