Several artisanal miners are feared dead at the Tumaini gold mine site in Museno Village, Shinyalu Constituency, Kakamega County after the walls of the mine collapsed on Monday evening.
The search and rescue operations are ongoing, with eight people having been rescued and admitted to hospital for treatment.
Reports indicate 12 more miners are still trapped in the goldmine.
Shinyalu Sub-County Police Commander Daniel Mukubu said the mining site had 20 people who were excavating gold when its walls collapsed after they tampered with an unseen colonial tunnel that passes beneath the mine.
