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Falling rock kills sand harvester in Homa Bay
John Ouma Nyandiko's body is loaded onto a police car after he died at a sand harvesting site in Rachuonyo East, Homa Bay County, on May 24, 2023.
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What you need to know:
- Sand mining is a lucrative business in parts of Homa Bay and many families depend on it for a livelihood.
- But it also poses challenges, especially to the miners who risk their lives to extract the earth for construction.
A 26-year-old man was killed on Wednesday night at a mining site in Rachuonyo East after a rock fell on him while he was digging sand from a cave.
John Ouma Nyandiko died on the spot after a boulder fell on him.
