If holding large gold deposits were the measure of wealth, residents would be driving flashy cars, living in grand homes, and oozing affluence.

Five artisanal miners died after a gold mining tunnel collapsed at the Kilima Pesa mining site in Narok County, with fears that more people may still be trapped underground.

If holding large gold deposits were the measure of wealth, residents would be driving flashy cars, living in grand homes, and oozing affluence.

Kenya cannot continue measuring success by the value of minerals exported while ignoring the value of human life.