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Abimbo mine, where the search for gold beats fear of being buried alive

Christine Adhiambo working at Gold Mine in Bondo, Siaya County. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

 

An elderly woman painfully struggles to lift a basin full of rocks and pebbles. After several attempts, she manages to place it on her head and slowly walks towards a diesel-powered grinder a few metres away.

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