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

While there is little doubt that some gold has been found in the area, questions remain about the size of the deposit in the earth and its commercial potential."I can confirm that small-scale gold traders told us they received an average of about 100 people every day," the deputy commissioner says - though whether the finds were actually gold is not known.Individual discoveries reportedly range from amounts worth a few hundred Kenyan shillings to one find valued at approximately 78,000 shillings ($600).West Pokot county borders Uganda, and communities on both sides have long-standing social and family ties.Mugisha Godfrey, an artisanal miner from Busia in eastern Uganda, travelled to Cheporor after hearing about the discovery from a friend. He immediately set out for the village spending about 100,000 Ugandan shillings ($27) to get there.However, the living conditions in Cheporor are not favourable, he says."We sleep under the trees, and when morning comes, we continue working. Sometimes we work both day and night," Godfrey tells the BBC.