One person killed following another gold mine accident in Bondo

A 43-year-old miner has died in a gold mine accident at Thim Kachola village next to Waringa area in Bondo sub-county, Siaya County.

The miner, who has been identified as Denan Onyango Michura, died instantly after the mining shaft collapsed on him at around 2.30 pm on Thursday.

Edwin Ooro, one of the miners, said they were finalizing the day’s work for their normal mining expedition when a stone which had protruded inside the mining shaft that they were working inside collapsed.

Ooro said that there were four of them inside the shaft, but the first three including himself managed to come out before the shaft collapsed on the deceased, who was the last person behind.

Bondo Township location Chief Walter Omolo confirmed the incident noting that the miner was hit and his head badly smashed by the stone.

He stated that the miner’s body has since been retrieved and taken to Bondo sub-county hospital mortuary as investigations begin into the matter.

The administrator took the opportunity to caution members of the public against engaging in illegal mining activities, noting that as far as they are concerned, that mining site had long been closed.

Mr. Omolo advised that they should also be using the right skill and equipment when conducting the mining activities to avert such untimely loss of lives.

The accident has happened exactly two weeks after eight people were trapped in another gold mine accident at Abimbo village, where one miner is still trapped inside the shafts.