Joyce Ocholla, mother of Tom Okwach, one of the miners trapped in the goldmine shaft in Abimbo, Siaya. As Kenyans prepare for a rather Christmas marred by the Covid-19 pandemic, a family in Abimbo village, Siaya County, is worried about their relative. Unlike previous years when they spent the festive season together, 24-year-old Tom Okwach will be missing from the family gathering this time round. Three weeks after the goldmine collapsed in Abimbo and trapped them, Okwach’s mother, Joyce Ocholla, has been in deep thought. Okwach, whose family described him as disciplined and hardworking was eight months old into the mining field.

Source: Standard Digital December 24, 2021 18:28 UTC