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Tom Okwach's mother Joyce Achola at Ambimbo goldmine in Siaya county. [File, Standard]
The body of a miner trapped since December 2, 2021, at Abimbo goldmine in Bondo, Siaya County, has been retrieved.
Tom Okwach’s body was retrieved seven months after he and seven others were trapped inside the mine after the walls of the shafts they were digging in collapsed.
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