Siaya: 32-Year-Old Woman Dies After Gold Mine Shaft Collapses

• Thirty-two-year-old Rosemary Anyango was at the deep end of the shaft when the accident occurred
• Area chief Grace Otieno warned miners against working at mining sites during rainy seasons as shafts get weaker
• She stated that a man, Brandon Omondi, who had gone to save the deceased, also sustained injuries to his lower limbs
• Omondi was treated and discharged at Siaya County Referral Hospital, where Anyango's body was taken for preservation and an autopsy

Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Siaya - Uradi village is in mourning after a 32-year-old woman was buried alive in a gold mine shaft.

How did Rosemary Anyango die?

Assistant Chief Grace Otieno reported that Rosemary Anyango was conducting her routine mining activities with four other women when the cave collapsed.

Citizen Digital reported that the other women managed to escape with minor injuries, but Anyango was trapped in the deepest part of the shaft, leading to her demise.

Otieno urged artisanal miners to avoid working during the rainy season, as the mining shafts become unstable and more prone to collapse.

Additionally, 20-year-old Brandon Omondi was injured while attempting to rescue Anyango. He sustained injuries to his lower limbs and was taken to Siaya County Referral Hospital, where he received treatment and was later discharged.

Anyango's body has been recovered and taken to the mortuary at Siaya County Referral Hospital, where it will be preserved pending a postmortem examination.

5 relatives die in Eldoret-Malaba Road crash

In other news, five family members were tragically killed in an accident along Eldoret-Malaba Road. The family was travelling from Turbo, where they had attended a wedding.

According to the police, the collision happened after a speeding oil tanker collided with a tractor, lost control and rammed into their Probox car.

Among the deceased was a bride whose wedding the mother described as beautiful. The grieving mother painfully narrated how the event was, stating that she did not expect her daughter to die on the road.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke