Where dead landowners consent: Shanta Gold accused of obtaining mining consent fraudulently in Kakamega, Vihiga and Siaya
Haki Madini Coalition, which includes the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Community Initiative Action Group (CIAG) and Transparency International Kenya, among others warned of a “grave situation” unfolding in the affected counties, adding that the mining project is being pushed forward through systematic intimidation of local communities and the misuse of the criminal justice system.
Tuju blasts Shanta Gold for secretly coveting Siaya minerals as Kakamega governor is branded President Ruto ‘stooge’ in Bushiangala gold rift
Tuju’s allegations add to suspicions in Kakamega in that senior national government officials, including President William Ruto, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Hassan Joho, and Principal Secretary for Mining Harry Kimtai are scheming to oust locals from the Ksh683.04 billion ($5.28 billion) gold discovered in Ikolomani by Shanta Gold Mining, a company that claims British background.
Bloodbath, arson arson rock British firm’s Shanta Gold mining project in Lake Victoria Basin as locals protest terms of relocation
The tension in Siaya has also cast a shadow over planned expansion of the project into neighbouring Kakamega County in the Isulu-Bushangala belt, where authorities are now ramping up civic education to forestall similar resistance.
