Four people die as gold mine collapses in Nyatike
At least four gold miners were killed and sixteen others injured after a gold mine wall collapsed at Osiri Matanda in Nyatike, Migori County. The authorities attributed the Wednesday evening accident to the activities going on in the tunnel and the weak walls.“The four miners are amongst those who were trying to build the tunnel when a big stone fell on them,” Mikai Area chief David Oula
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Nyatike Constituency
The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Being a semi-arid region, residents of Nyatike mainly depend on fishing as the major economic activity. Around the areas of Macalder and Osiri, small-scale gold mining has also become a source of livelihood.
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Mining on, a day after tragedy struck
Yet for the gold and copper miners of Nyatike in Migori, life must continue. Barely 12 hours after six of their colleagues were buried alive in the pits on Wednesday,
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Four people die as gold mine collapses in Nyatike
At least four gold miners were killed and sixteen others injured after a gold mine wall collapsed at Osiri Matanda in Nyatike, Migori County. The authorities attributed the Wednesday evening accident to the activities going on in the tunnel and the weak walls.“The four miners are amongst those who were trying to build the tunnel when a big stone fell on them,” Mikai Area chief David Oula
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Global Network of Religions for Children
However, in Nyatike Sub-county of Migori County, situated in Kenya, businessmen in artisanal and small-scale gold mining have learnt to exploit children for labor. For the same amount paid to one adult, a gold baron can procure two or three children. Children as young as twelve years have been witnessed doing the same work as that of adults.
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Two confirmed dead in Nyatike, one admitted in hospital after mine
Gold mining in the region is a largely informal sector with about 8,000 artisanal miners. Western Region Mining Officer Samuel Too said most of the miners are youth. Some of them work as casual labourers in the mines. Just a handful – those employed by registered miners – have access to credit services.
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KHRC delves into the rights of the Nyatike gold miners and exploitation
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Miners of Nyatike: Playing Dice with Death – The Mining Gallery Africa
Miners of Nyatike: Playing Dice with Death. On the morning of 5th February 2020 residents of Nyatike, Migori County woke up to the sad news of the passing away of four miners at the Matanda Mines. Fifteen were injured in the incident and had been rushed to the hospital for treatment. This was not strange news though.
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KHRC vows to champion rights of miners in Migori County
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has raised alarm over the incessant violation of human rights at macalder Mines in Nyatike , Migori county. Programs advisor Furaha Charo, said they have received complaints from small scale artisanal miners over risks associated with their work environment. Charo said the issues have...
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Migori gold rush wrecks lives and destroys land
Mercury is squeezed out of gold ore using a nylon cloth in Nyatike, Migori, last year /FILE The Migori gold rush has taken a toxic toll on miners’ and residents’ health.
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Gold mine collapses in Nyatike killing one person
collapsed gold mine nyatike gold mine. Share. One person has died while 23 others have been rescued after a gold mine they were working in collapsed at Osiri-Matanda in Migori County.
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Floods Halt Gold Mining In Nyatike
Gold miners in Nyatike in Migori county have been forced to stop their operations following heavy rains that are being experienced in the region and most par...
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Floods Halt Gold Mining In Nyatike
Gold miners in Nyatike in Migori county have been forced to stop their operations following heavy rains that are being experienced in the region and most par...
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Two dead after gold mine cave collapses in Nyatike, Migori County
Two people have lost their lives after the Makalda gold mine caved in Nyatike subcounty collapsed. According to the preliminary reports, the cave collapsed at around 4:00 PM yesterday while rescue operations kicked off immediately.
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Migori gold rush wrecks lives and destroys land
Mercury is squeezed out of gold ore using a nylon cloth in Nyatike, Migori, last year /FILE The Migori gold rush has taken a toxic toll on miners’ and residents’ health.
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Floods Halt Gold Mining In Nyatike
Gold miners in Nyatike in Migori county have been forced to stop their operations following heavy rains that are being experienced in the region and most par...
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Stop sacrificing young African lives in the gold mines of Migori County
Due to low wages, most of the workers in the mining sector are low class citizens, earning as little as KES300 per day. However, in Nyatike Sub-County of Migori County, businessmen in artisanal and small-scale gold mining are exploiting children for labor. For the same amount paid to one adult, a gold baron procures the services of three children.
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Miners of Nyatike: Playing Dice with Death – The Mining Gallery Africa
Miners of Nyatike: Playing Dice with Death. On the morning of 5th February 2020 residents of Nyatike, Migori County woke up to the sad news of the passing away of four miners at the Matanda Mines. Fifteen were injured in the incident and had been rushed to the hospital for treatment. This was not strange news though.
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Gold mining firm seeks approval for Migori operation
Gold mining in Migori’s Nyatike area is partly done by artisanal miners, whose rudimentary techniques have continued to leave particles of gold in the mining debris that is now attracting firms
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Nyatike Constituency
The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Being a semi-arid region, residents of Nyatike mainly depend on fishing as the major economic activity. Around the areas of Macalder and Osiri, small-scale gold mining has also become a source of livelihood.
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Even in death gold miners in Migori soldiers on – Kenya News Agency
The residents of Macalder, Nyatike Sub County take a closer look at point where six gold miners were buried by a rolling stone at a mines site. Photo by George Agimba/KNA. A day after six people were buried alive prospecting for copper in Macalder, Nyatike Sub County, Migori County this week, it is business as usual as local men have resumed their gold prospecting as though nothing happened.
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KHRC wants state to regulate old gold mines at Macalder hills
She said despite the Mining Act being passed in 2016 with several amendments, the government has refused to offer artisanal gold miners in Nyatike and across the county licenses which has exposed
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Shocking fatality stats in Kenyan Mines | The Nairobi Star
According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Gold mining in the region is a largely informal sector with around 8,000 artisanal miners. Yesterday, two people died at Migori County Referral Hospital after the collapse of the Makalda Gold Mine in Nyatike Subdistrict.
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Gold mine collapses in Nyatike killing one person
One person has died while 23 others have been rescued after a gold mine they were working in collapsed at Osiri-Matanda in Migori County. Area chief David Ou...
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Four people die as gold mine collapses in Nyatike
At least four gold miners were killed and sixteen others injured after a gold mine wall collapsed at Osiri Matanda in Nyatike, Migori County. The authorities attributed the Wednesday evening accident to the activities going on in the tunnel and the weak walls.“The four miners are amongst those who were trying to build the tunnel when a big stone fell on them,” Mikai Area chief David Oula
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"Gold mining beats school any day"
NYATIKE, 9 February 2012 (IRIN)
NYATIKE, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Miners of Nyatike: Playing Dice with Death. On the morning of 5th February 2020 residents of Nyatike, Migori County woke up to the sad news of the passing away of four miners at the Matanda Mines. Fifteen were injured in the incident and had been rushed to the hospital for treatment. This was not strange news though.
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Global Network of Religions for Children
However, in Nyatike Sub-county of Migori County, situated in Kenya, businessmen in artisanal and small-scale gold mining have learnt to exploit children for labor. For the same amount paid to one adult, a gold baron can procure two or three children. Children as young as twelve years have been witnessed doing the same work as that of adults.
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Migori gold rush wrecks lives and destroys land
Mercury is squeezed out of gold ore using a nylon cloth in Nyatike, Migori, last year /FILE The Migori gold rush has taken a toxic toll on miners’ and residents’ health.
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Thugs kill Chinese national, injure 2 in Migori house
A Chinese died over the weekend after armed gangsters raided their mining company’s residential house in Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County. The raid at Yuang Dong Kenya Mining Company premises on Saturday, December 7, 2019, also left two other Chinese nationals seriously injured.
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Another death at Macalder gold mine in Nyatike
Another death at Macalder gold mine in Nyatike. One person died and several others escaped unhurt after a fatal mining expedition at Macalder mines in Nyatike, Migori county. The goldmine
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