Gold miners Stories
The High Court had convicted Chege based on circumstantial evidence, reasoning that he was the last person seen with the deceased and that there were...
Police and witnesses said 28-year-old Charles Okongo rushed into the tunnel after the blast to collect gold sand but suffocated inside.
Director of Mining, Merimug Eloto, emphasised the county's commitment to global safety standards, environmental safeguarding, and community inclusion.
During the suspension, NEMA will conduct environmental inspections at the affected sites to determine their level of compliance.
West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin Kitalei said the incident occurred around 2 am, sending shockwaves through the local community.
If passed, the Bill will regulate the collection, purification, smelting, and value addition of gold, aiming to boost revenue, formalise small-scale m...
The women had climbed down into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to look for scraps of gold when the earth collapsed around them.
According to witnesses, the miners had been excavating when the structure collapsed, causing a dangerous situation for those inside.
The troubled mining sites were shut down on March 14, 2024, after clashes between rival groups of miners led to seven deaths.
Naduat is among the mineral-rich areas in the county, known for gold and quarry stone mining.
The government reported that armed criminals were facilitating the trade in narcotics in the area, citing cases of rape, defilement, and gender-based...
Members of the public alleged that another person was shot dead and his body carried by the miners from the site.
County Police Commander Leonard Kimaiyo revealed that all the officers who previously manned the sites had been withdrawn and new contingents deployed...
Despite the official closure of the Hilo gold mining site for safety reasons, desperate illegal miners continue to frequent it.
The eleven were part of hundreds of illegal miners who Sunday evening sneaked into the guarded mine that is part of the 13 that were closed down by th...
The move could lower the country's growing gold exports, whose shipments brought in $2.3 billion last year from $201 million in the previous year.
Areman Elim, the County Deputy Director for Mineral Resources, assured miners that the county government would empower them with the necessary skills,...
The mine is one of the 13 sites that the government closed in March following clashes between rival groups, which claimed seven lives.
Many of them access the country via the porous Kenya-Ethiopia border disguised as visitors without required travel documents.
While ordering the thousands of miners to leave the site, County Commissioner Norbert Komora said the unregulated mining activities were a threat to s...
