Four gold miners feared dead in Osire mines

Four gold miners are feared dead after the walls of a mine caved in on Friday evening. The miners got trapped at Osiri mines in Nyatike constituency after heavy rains. Attempts to rescue the four were futile as they remained buried the whole Friday night. Their belongings were recovered by other miners on Saturday morning. Only one body has been retrieved. “Our efforts to retrieve the bodies were hampered by water which had collected in the mines,” said Nyatike deputy commissioner Moses Ivuto. He said it may take longer to get the bodies out as they lack adequate equipment to pump out the...