Talk of gold in Kakamega send cold shivers among residents

Ikolomani residents resist plans to vacate their ancestral lands, protest against Shanta Gold Company from carrying out gold exploration as irate residents lynch one resident to death.[Benjamin Sakwa,Standard]

All that glitters is not gold. This proverb now defines the mood among locals in Isulu-Bushiangala, Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County, and across Kenya following the discovery of multi-billion-shilling gold deposits.

What was once a source of hope and prosperity has quickly descended into bloodshed, death, unanswered questions and tears for hundreds of families now uncertain about their future.