State to Earn Sh607M from Kakamega Gold & Receive Sh19B for Roads Amid Agency Scrutiny - November 2025

The Kenyan government is poised to earn Sh607.2 million in royalties and an additional Sh193.8 million in Mineral Development Levy after UK-based Shanta Gold discovered gold deposits valued at an estimated Sh680 billion in Kakamega County. In a separate financial development, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group has committed Sh19 billion ($150 million) to Kenya’s Road Infrastructure Securitisation Programme. These financial inflows occur as a Public Service Commission (PSC) report revealed over two-thirds of Kenyan government entities failed to submit mandatory self-assessment reports on performance and governance. Relatedly, Senators are questioning the State's plan to commercialise the National Youth Service. Meanwhile, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has canceled a public participation hearing for the proposed Isulu–Bushiangala Gold Mining Project in Kakamega County.