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UK firm discovers gold worth Sh171 billion in Kakamega

Residents admire an ore believed to hold gold particles at Rosterman area in Kakamega

A UK firm has announced the discovery of high-grade gold at its mines in Kakamega County.

Acacia Mining said yesterday that it had discovered an estimated resource of 1.31 million ounces of gold at its mines in the Liranda Corridor in Kakamega, whose grade, Acacia added, is one of the highest in Africa.

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