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Members of the public at Morita gold mining site in West Pokot County where dozens died in a Thursday night incident, May 8, 2026. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]
Barely four days after a deadly rock collapse killed 15 artisanal miners at Romos area in West Pokot County, the mining pits are once again crowded with hundreds of desperate locals searching for gold.
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