The minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, addresses members of the rescue team and small miners at Buhemba gold mine in Butiama District, Mara Region during his visit to inspect progress of rescue efforts yesterday. The mine collapsed a week ago trapping a number of small miners. Two bodies were rescued. PHOTO | BELDINA NYAKEKE
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This comes after an accident that saw several small miners trapped inside the collapsed mine on Monday.
By the time the order was issued yesterday, rescue operations had only managed to recover bodies of two miners, whereas the fate of the remaining seven remained unknown.
