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A couple searching for gold at the Rosterman area in Kakamega County.

| File | Nation Media Group

Kakamega

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Gold miners of Ikolomani now fear eviction by licensed firm

By  Caroline Wafula  &  Derick Luvega

What you need to know:

  • Gold was discovered in Ikolomani 1932.
  • A gramme of gold sells for up to Sh5,000.
  • Small-scale artisanal mining has supported thousands of families across Kakamega and Vihiga counties for years.
  • Most local miners rely on the holes dug during the colonial period and just after the country attained independence.
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About a kilometre from former Rosterman gold mine, sounds of machines in operation rent the air.

A small mining centre has existed here for years. 

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