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Governor Barasa asks miners to stop works due to heavy rains

Shocked families at the collapsed gold mine site at Luvamboi village in Shinyalu on February 10, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Governor Fernandes Barasa has urged artisanal miners, borehole and toilet diggers across the county to temporarily suspend their operations until the ongoing heavy rains subside to avoid cases of accidents and deaths.

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