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Komire gold rush pitting residents against county government and police

Migori residents have accused police officers guarding Komire, a gold-rich area in Awendo Sub-County, of taking away the gold after chasing them away.

Their concerns come days after security personnel hurled teargas canisters to disperse crowds scrambling for rocks bearing the precious metal at a road construction site. They are also in the process of fencing the site where ores believed to contain gold were identified.

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