People are currently collecting “Gold” in Rongo around the highway intersection that leads to Homa bay, Kisii and Migori.
Gitonga said that the site was becoming unsafe for the locals who according to him were now engaging fully in illegal mining activities.
The commissioner urged the residents to stay away from the site and let both the national and county governments to find a workable solution to benefit both interested parties.
The construction of Rongo-Kisii road has temporarily stalled after residents discovered what they believe are gold deposits.
For the last two days, hundreds of residents of North-Sakwa ward have been scrambling in search of the precious metal.
When The Saturday Standard visited the site, the search for the precious metal was still on as a number of residents claimed they had already fetched tens of thousands from selling the metal.
“I came here very early and have been picking stones just along the road,” said Diana Atieno, a resident who has been a small scale artisanal miner said.
