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Raw deal: No glitter for Pokot women miners

Women at Lokitonyala location in West Pokot County prospecting for gold to enable them to feed their families during Covid-19 pandemic. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

As the day breaks, women miners in West Pokot brace for another excruciating day at River Muruny while searching for precious gold particles along river beds.

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