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Trapped miner's family still holding onto hope

Tom Okwach, one of the miners still trapped in the goldmine shaft in Abimbo, Siaya. [Isiah Gwengi, Standard]

For 12 days, Joyce Ocholla has been keeping vigil at the collapsed mine - braving the scorching sun by day and the chilly weather by night - praying that her son who is trapped in the mine is found.

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