[Sammy Omingo, Standard]The remote area of Lorgorian in Kilgoris, Narok County, is rich in gold ore. The dusty but fast expanding town has awakened; the largely pastoralist community seems to have fast adapted to a new lifestyle; farming and gold mining. With advanced technology and government support, he says they have now embarked into full time small-scale mining to earn a living. James Olenkony, 55, is the treasurer of Farmers of Gold Lorgorian, a group supporting over 3,000 miners. The official says there are more than 250,000 small-scale gold miners miners in the country - a number that is continually increasing as more people are recruited into gold mining as a main livelihood.

Source: Standard Digital April 03, 2021 09:56 UTC