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Tragedy strikes Vihiga County as the body of young Jayden is discovered in an abandoned gold pit with head injuries, sparking outrage over open mine hazards and a desperate hunt for his killers.

The hills of Muhudu are echoing with the wails of a mother, as the search for young Jayden ends not in a reunion, but in a grim discovery at the bottom of an abandoned mine.
What began as a frantic weekend search has curdled into a murder investigation. Jayden, a bright young boy whose smile was known to every neighbor, vanished on Saturday evening. For 24 hours, the community held its breath, combing the sugarcanes and riverbanks, hoping against hope.
That hope was extinguished on Sunday in the Bulukhombe area. His lifeless body was found dumped in an open gold pit, a scar on the land that has now claimed an innocent life. Witnesses report visible head injuries, suggesting a violent end that has sent shockwaves of fear through the quiet village.
"He was just a child," wept a neighbor. "Who does this? Who looks at a child and sees an enemy?" The discovery has reignited anger over the open pits that litter the region, death traps left behind by artisanal miners seeking fortune but leaving only sorrow.
As the family prepares for a burial they never should have had to plan, Vihiga mourns. Jayden is no longer just a missing person poster; he is a symbol of a community’s vulnerability and a demand for justice that must not be silenced.
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