West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin toured the site of the gold mine that collapsed on Saturday night at Karoon village of Turkwel dam, Kapenguria constituency.
During the visit, the governor, accompanied by Pokot South Member of Parliament David Pkosing and other leaders visited the site and the victims of the tragedy in hospital and donated food aid and financial support.
The Governor disclosed that the incident involved nine miners who were buried in the mine shaft, resulting in the death of four of them while five are hospitalised at the Kapenguria County Referral Hospital.
He said the incident marks a rare tragedy in the county related to gold mining.
