Four people have been confirmed dead and five others injured after a gold mine collapsed early Saturday morning at Karon village in West Pokot County.
Confirming the incident, West Pokot sub county Deputy County Commissioner Wycliffe Munanda said the miners had entered the pit around 3:00 a.m.
when the pit caved in, burying them under the debris. "Nine people were inside the pit when it caved in.
The five who were injured have been taken to Kapenguria County Referral Hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the four deceased three males and one female have been moved to the hospital's mortuary for post-mortem," said Munanda.
