Four out of the eight people that were trapped at Abimbo goldmines in South Sakwa, Bondo subcounty have been evacuated.
Bondo subcounty police commander Roseline Mnyolmo said out of the four, three were rescued alive, while the other was found dead.
She said two are admitted in a stable condition at Bondo Subcounty Hospital while one has been treated and discharged.
Mnyolmo said four others are still trapped, with search underway to evacuate them.
The body was taken to Bondo Hospital Mortuary.
On Friday morning, two miners were evacuated from the mine early Friday morning following rescue mission.
The deputy county commissioner Richard Karani called for calm, saying they are still hopeful of getting the remaining six miners alive.
Siaya Senator James Orengo who visited the scene assured gold miners in that their mines will not be closed.
Orengo said that miners have no alternative source of livelihood and the closure of the mines will be counterproductive.
He observed the need to improve emergency response services by the National Disaster Response Team to avert future loss of life at the mine sites.
"Instead of closing the mines, we need to improve our disaster response system so that people can be rescued in case of accidents," he said.
"We also ask the government to consider the possibility of reinforcing the walls of mining holes so that they do not collapse while miners are working."
(edited by Amol Awuor)