A gold miner has died while under treatment at the Bondo Sub-county Hospital.
The unidentified man was taken to the hospital after a mining shaft collapsed and injured him at San-Martin gold mining site in Ramba village, Rarieda sub-county.
He is said to have been working with a colleague when the shaft collapsed.
Village officer Alice Ouko said the man was trapped inside while his colleague sustained head injuries.
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The two were pulled out alive and taken to the hospital, but one died later.
The administrator who confirmed the incident, stated the other victim was treated and discharged.