The Manifesto

The community concern

Families in parts of Ikolomani have faced uncertainty about land, relocation and compensation linked to a proposed large-scale underground gold project. Public reporting since late 2025 describes an Environmental Impact Assessment said to cover parts of Idakho North and Idakho Central, community protests, and questions about public participation and access to documents.

Sources (news reports, not official records): Capital FM, 12 Nov 2025; The Star, 17 Nov 2025; Nation, 2026.

The proposed priority

Households and landowners should be fully informed, genuinely consulted and treated fairly and lawfully before any decision that affects their land.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Legislation: support proposals that strengthen consultation, information and compensation protections for communities affected by mining and land acquisition.
• Oversight: ask questions of the responsible ministries and agencies, and request publication of documents and agreements in the public interest.
• Representation: convene residents with officials, carry petitions, and keep a public record of what was raised and the answers given.

An MP can make and amend laws, scrutinise ministries and agencies, and represent residents. Decisions on licences, approvals and land acquisition rest with the relevant national and county authorities, not with an individual MP.

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The community concern

Artisanal miners dominate mining activity in the constituency, according to NG-CDF Ikolomani. Reporting in December 2025 described a shaft collapse that killed three miners, after which the county government closed an artisanal site.

Sources (news reports, not official records): NG-CDF Ikolomani; Kenya News Agency, 10 Dec 2025.

The proposed priority

Lawful artisanal mining should be safer and more dignified, with miners treated as workers whose livelihoods matter.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Oversight: press the responsible authorities on safety inspection, enforcement and emergency response.
• Representation: bring miners’ associations and officials together, and help miners understand lawful permits and how to organise.
• Legislation and budget: support measures and funding for safety training and equipment through the national process, without promising amounts in advance.

Safety regulation and permits are the responsibility of the national ministry responsible for mining and, where applicable, county authorities. No budget or delivery date is promised here.

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The community concern

Unsafe or abandoned shafts, land damage and risks to water sources are recognised risks of gold mining. The campaign does not yet have verified ward-level evidence of where they occur, and proposes to gather it from residents.

The proposed priority

Mining should protect water and land, and damaged land should be rehabilitated. Unsafe shafts should be identified and dealt with.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Oversight: scrutinise how environmental conditions are monitored and enforced, and raise residents’ reports with the regulators.
• Representation: help communities document concerns about water and land so that they reach the right authority.
• Legislation: support clear rehabilitation and closure obligations for mining operations.

Environmental approvals and enforcement belong to regulators such as NEMA and water authorities, working with county government.

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The community concern

Youth employment and vocational opportunities are proposed research topics in Idakho East and Idakho South. The campaign has no verified local employment data yet and will gather it with residents.

The proposed priority

Practical routes for young people into skills, enterprise and decent work, including in farming and lawful, responsible mining.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Representation: link young people with training institutions, national programmes and county opportunities.
• Oversight: ask how national youth and enterprise programmes reach Ikolomani.
• Constituency funds: advocate, within the NG-CDF law and through public participation, for skills and bursary priorities.

Jobs and programmes depend on national and county budgets and on private employers. No job numbers are promised.

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The community concern

School infrastructure and early-childhood education are proposed research topics in Idakho North, and access to healthcare in Idakho South. NG-CDF Ikolomani’s site lists historical items such as a school hall handover and health-insurance enrolment support from 2022, which show what constituency funds have been used for, not the current situation.

Sources (news reports, not official records): NG-CDF Ikolomani.

The proposed priority

Schools that are safe and equipped, and health services that are close, staffed and affordable.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Constituency funds: advocate for transparent, community-chosen priorities in school infrastructure and bursaries under the NG-CDF framework.
• Oversight: follow national education and health funding that reaches the constituency.
• Representation: take specific facility problems raised by residents to the County Government of Kakamega, which runs county health services.

County government is responsible for county health services. No facilities, staffing levels or budgets are promised here.

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The community concern

Road conditions, transport costs and water supply are proposed research topics in all four wards. The campaign has not yet verified road or water project status by ward and will publish it once sourced.

The proposed priority

Roads, water and essential services that families and farmers can rely on, with progress that residents can check.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Oversight: track road and water projects in the constituency and publish what is documented.
• Representation: carry ward-level priorities to the relevant road agencies and county departments.
• Constituency funds: advocate for community-identified local projects within NG-CDF rules.

Road and water responsibilities are shared between national agencies and the county government. No roads, kilometres or dates are promised.

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The community concern

Residents should be able to see what their representative has been told, what was done, and what happened next.

The proposed priority

A regular, public record of the campaign’s work and, if elected, of the MP’s.

Possible actions within an MP’s role

• Hold regular open forums in every ward and publish a short report after each.
• Publish anonymised summaries of concerns received, by ward and topic.
• Publish each commitment with a date and its status, and update it with evidence.
• Report back to residents on how constituency funds are used, as far as public information allows.

This chapter is largely within the campaign’s and an MP’s own control, so it is the first one the campaign can start doing.

How you can contribute

Tell the campaign what you see in your ward; it helps decide what is researched first.