One person was confirmed dead after a gold mine collapsed in West Pokot County.
The incident that took place on Sunday, June 16, 2025, left several trapped.
Reports indicate that further rescue operations are ongoing in the Kambi Karaya area of West Pokot County following the collapse of the gold mine.
This comes days after a similar incident occurred in another gold mine in West Pokot, which left four people dead after it collapsed.
According to reports, the miners had returned to the site at night, unknowingly that the soil had become loose after excavators had dug the pit during the day.
In response to the matter, the government announced fresh measures to curb the unregulated mining.
The State Department of Mining has therefore established a new county-level office in West Pokot to enhance oversight, licensing and compliance enforcement.
