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Kenya's old gold mines and oil fields which yield zero

Gold mining in Migori District in 1980s. [File, Standard]

Kenya's quest for mineral deposits and the millions that come with it have been long and sustained for 78 years.

One of these quests had quite some startling findings which if they had been pursued further and commercialised could have yielded a lot of gold.

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