Did a goat herder's lucky $200 nugget spark a gold rush in western Kenya?

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How it spread - 3 original reports

1. Sat, 22 August 2026

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   • BBC News World23:22first to report
     Did a goat herder's lucky $200 nugget spark a gold rush in western Kenya?

     Prospectors have come to West Pokot county in the hope a gram of the precious metal can change their lives.

2. Sun, 23 August 2026

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   • Index.hr (Croatia)07:09
     Pastir pronašao grumen zlata u afričkom selu. Tisuće pohrlile u potragu

     PRONALAZAK zlata jednog pastira koza izazvao je pravu zlatnu groznicu u udaljenom dijelu zapadne Kenije. U nekoliko tjedana malo selo Cheporor pretvorilo se u improvizirano rudarsko naselje koje je, prema procjenama lokalnih vlasti, u jednom trenutku privuklo oko 10.000 ljudi.

3. Mon, 24 August 2026

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   • capitalfm.africa06:13
     Did a goat herder’s lucky $200 nugget spark a gold rush in western Kenya?

     When people found out that 33-year-old Manasse Lomachar had sold his three grams of gold for 36,000 Kenyan shillings several weeks ago, he believes this led to the arrival of thousands of prospectors in Cheporor.