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Hopes high for Kakamega peasants who have been sitting on a gold mine, literally

Boniface Andabwa outside his house in Ikolomani, Kakamega County. [PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD]

The discovery of high-grade gold in Kakamega County has revived dreams of a better life among villagers, decades after collapse of gold mining in the region.

Soon after the announcement about the discovery was made, word spread like bush fire and residents are now hoping to be the biggest beneficiaries of the mines.

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