Three artisanal miners died on Tuesday evening after a gold mine collapsed at Kabuto mining site, Nyaguda Sublocation in Bondo Subcounty.
The miners who have been identified as Dancun Ooko (33), Elphas Odhiambo (21) and Allan Ochieng (35) were on their routine mining activities when the walls of the mine collapsed and covered them.
According to the area Assistant Chief Edwin Juma, the artisanal miners are said to have entered the mine and were trying to expand its edges when the walls collapsed and covered them while inside.
He stated that he received the information from the area village elder and immediately rushed to the scene, where a rescue mission began.
Unfortunately, none of the miners were retrieved alive.
Bondo deputy Police Commandant Robert Aboki confirmed the incident, saying the bodies had already been moved to Bondo hospital morgue.
