Four artisanal gold miners died and several others were injured when a gold mining pit collapsed in Karon Village, West Pokot County, at 2 am on Saturday.
The incident occurred at an illegal mining site near the Turkwel River and has prompted local leaders, including Governor Simon Kachapin and MP Peter Lochakapong, to renew calls to halt unauthorised mining activities due to the inherent dangers, exploitation and environmental destruction they cause.
Rescue operations are ongoing, and those injured are receiving treatment at Kapenguria Referral Hospital.
Panic has gripped a village in West Pokot County after four people died and several others were injured when a gold mining pit collapsed on Saturday at 2 am.
West Pokot County Commissioner Khalif Abdullahi said the four were buried alive after the gold mine caved in at Karon Village in the Turkwel area.
