Two miners were Monday killed in separate incidents as they ventured into gold mining sites in Siaya County.

The first incident happened when a 24-year-old man was killed after a goldmine collapsed in Masumbi village, Kogelo, Siaya County.

The man was among a group of miners who had ventured into the mining site when the incident happened on August 11 morning.

He was identified as Stephen Rabwogi, 24. The other miners managed to escape the trap as the loose soil collapsed on them, police and witnesses said.

The body was later retrieved and moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.

In Bondo, Siaya County, another miner was buried alive at a site in the Uyawi area. Police said John Opiyo, 50 was killed after he and another man ventured into a gold mining site on Monday. The walls of the site collapsed trapping the man while his colleague managed to escape.

The body was later retrieved and moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.

Such incidents have been rampant in the area amid calls for safety measures to mitigate the trend.

Almost ten people are killed monthly in gold mining sites in the region. Officials have been carrying out safety campaigns among the locals in vain. Some miners defy orders not to venture into the sites and go there at night, officials say.

Meanwhile, police in Kilungu, Makueni County are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a ditch.

Police said Raphael Kimonyi, 78 was found lying lifeless in a ditch along Nunguni- Kilome road at Kithembe location, Kauti sub location, Kyakitundumo village.

Preliminary investigation shows that he left his home at around 11am on August 10 2025 but didn’t come back.

The body was discovered the following day and moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations