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Protect Our Gold. Protect Our Land. Protect Our People.
The campaign’s proposed priorities, what is documented, what an MP can and cannot do, and how residents can take part.
What is documented
Items below come from news reports and public statements, checked on 9 October 2026. They are not official records, accounts differ in places, and later developments may be missing.
An Environmental Impact Assessment for an underground gold project at Isulu–Bushiangala was reported to have been submitted to NEMA. It was reported to affect parts of Idakho North and Idakho Central, with land acquisition and compensation to follow Kenyan law and international resettlement standards.
Sources (news reports, not official records): Capital FM, 12 Nov 2025.
Reports estimated that about 337 acres, mostly privately owned, would be needed and that about 800 households could be affected. Local leaders and artisanal miners raised concerns, including about coexistence with artisanal mining.
Sources (news reports, not official records): The Star, 17 Nov 2025.
A public participation meeting convened at Isulu met protests. Reports describe confrontations, deaths and injuries; figures differ between reports and are not repeated here.
Sources (news reports, not official records): Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 12 Dec 2025.
Kakamega County government was reported to have closed an artisanal mining site after a shaft collapse killed three miners.
Sources (news reports, not official records): Kenya News Agency, 10 Dec 2025.
Government leaders were reported to have committed to comprehensive public engagement of all stakeholders before any mining begins.
Sources (news reports, not official records): Kenya News Agency, 10 Dec 2025.
A Kenya Gazette notice of this date was reported in connection with a mining licence application, said to be under review by the responsible ministry.
Sources (news reports, not official records): Nation, 2026.
A Senate committee held a public hearing at Bushiangala. The Mining Principal Secretary was reported to say the company held only a prospecting licence and could not start mining until a Community Development Agreement was signed.
Sources (news reports, not official records): The Standard, 2026; Nation, 2026.
Under the Mining Act, royalties are reported to be shared 70% to the national government, 20% to the county and 10% to the community where mining occurs.
Sources (news reports, not official records): Kenya News Agency, 10 Dec 2025.
Primary documents are not linked here because they have not yet been located and checked. See sources.
Eight proposed priorities
Proposals for review, not confirmed promises. No incidents, household counts, compensation outcomes or statistics are claimed beyond the sourced timeline.
- Protecting community land interests
- Meaningful public participation in mining decisions
- Fair, transparent and lawful compensation where applicable
- Artisanal miner safety and working conditions
- Responsible mining and environmental rehabilitation
- Protecting water sources and addressing unsafe or abandoned shafts
- Lawful livelihood opportunities for mining communities
- Transparency and accountability in natural-resource decisions
What an MP can do, and who else must act
A Member of the National Assembly makes laws, oversees state organs and represents constituents. Many decisions on mining, land and the environment belong to other bodies, and the campaign will not promise what it has no power to deliver.
| Priority | Within an MP’s role | Requires collaboration with |
|---|---|---|
| Protecting community land interests | Scrutinise land and mining policy; raise residents’ concerns in Parliament; ask for documents to be published. | National Land Commission and the ministry responsible for lands; County Government of Kakamega (planning); the courts for disputes. |
| Meaningful public participation in mining decisions | Insist, through oversight and representation, on adequate notice, accessible documents and local-language participation; convene community meetings. | NEMA (environmental public participation); the ministry responsible for mining; county government; the licence applicant. |
| Fair, transparent and lawful compensation where applicable | Advocate for clear compensation rules and for information on how valuations are done; point residents to independent legal advice. | The acquiring entity and valuers; the National Land Commission where applicable; the courts; the responsible ministry. |
| Artisanal miner safety and working conditions | Press for safety enforcement and emergency response; support safety funding through the national budget process. | Ministry responsible for mining (inspection); county government; miners’ associations; health and rescue services. |
| Responsible mining and environmental rehabilitation | Scrutinise environmental monitoring and enforcement; support clear rehabilitation duties in law. | NEMA; county environment officers; licence holders. |
| Protecting water sources and addressing unsafe or abandoned shafts | Raise documented cases with regulators; press for closure and rehabilitation plans. | NEMA; Water Resources Authority; county government; ministry responsible for mining. |
| Lawful livelihood opportunities for mining communities | Advocate for skills, cooperatives and local inclusion in opportunities linked to mining. | Ministry responsible for mining; county government; licence holders; training institutions. |
| Transparency and accountability in natural-resource decisions | Ask parliamentary questions; push for publication of licences and community agreements; publish what the MP learns. | The ministry responsible for mining; parliamentary committees; regulators. |