Five people died and five others seriously injured after a rock fell on them while prospecting gold in Ikolomani sub county, Kakamega county on Thursday evening. The bodies were retrieved and taken to the Kakamega County General Hospital mortuary. The injured were admitted at the Shibwe Level Four hospital. Kakamega South police boss, Joseph Cheshire, said that the five died when a rick fell on the from the roof of the tunnel. “The five who were injured said that they got lost inside the tunnel and took a wrong channel where the rick fell unexpectedly,” Cheshire said.

Source: The Star May 06, 2021 18:44 UTC