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The gold mining site in Maguje village, Homa Bay Sub-County. [James Omoro, Standard]

Residents of Maguje village in Homa Bay County are upbeat following the discovery of gold deposits in the area.

The land where the gold deposits have been discovered used to lie idle.

The land could only be used for peasant farming during the rainy season and for grazing livestock during the dry seasons.