Residents of Ikolomani have warned Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi to stop interfering in the local gold dispute, accusing them of exploiting the situation after a meeting the senators held with Luhya elders on December 11, 2025, regarding gold mining.

• Residents claim outsiders want to exploit the gold and have called on Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to intervene.
• The dispute follows the proposed handover of Ikolomani land to Shanta Gold, a British firm, threatening to displace an estimated 800 households and rendering artisanal miners jobless.
• Locals are skeptical about benefiting from the 10% royalty share for the community under the Mining Act, citing inadequate public participation.