Milk Farmers Spend 80, Sell at 120: PM Party’s Plan for IEBC Disqualification of Nonperforming Leaders

Every election cycle, promises are made. Then forgotten. For the milk farmer in Mount Kenya, the arithmetic is brutal. Production costs 80 shillings per litre. The collection point pays 120 shillings. That leaves 40 shillings before transport, logistics, and middlemen. By the time the milk reaches the shelf, the farmer’s share has vanished. Hon. Timothy Kamau, the PM Party candidate for Ol Kalou, states it plainly: “si biashara, ni wizi”. The PM Party’s platform for the Ol Kalou by-election focuses heavily on legislative solutions for the economic challenges faced by local dairy producers. By tying agricultural performance to electoral accountability, their proposed plan aims to permanently reform how leaders make and fulfill campaign promises.

What Does the PM Party Propose for Ol Kalou Farmers?

The party has laid out a clear, measurable plan to stop the exploitation of smallholder milk farmers.

The PM Party is not asking for trust. It is asking for a system where the rules enforce accountability.

Why Does the Milk Farmer’s Arithmetic Matter to the PM Party?

The party speaks from the lived experience of its candidate, Hon. Timothy Kamau, who comes from a farming family in Mount Kenya. He breaks down the exploitation: the farmer produces at 80 shillings. The collection point pays 120 shillings. But by the time the milk reaches the shelf, middlemen have captured the rest. The farmer does the hard work. The broker and the retailer capture the value. The politician who promised to help is nowhere to be found. “Si biashara, ni wizi”.

What Is the Structural Problem in the Mount Kenya Region?

The PM Party describes an area with many small scattered farms. There are no processing facilities; milk cannot be turned into butter, ghee, or powder locally. Farmers have no bargaining power against organized buyers. And there is policy blindness: “The same leaders who registered the system of education keep changing policies without knowing that the system is affecting them.” The party argues that when leaders change policy randomly, they hurt everyone, including themselves.

How Would the 80% Delivery Threshold Fix the Milk Farmer’s Problem?

A leader who knows they will be disqualified for failing to deliver 80% of their promises cannot afford to ignore structural exploitation.

• No more vague pledges: “I will help farmers” is not measurable.

• Verifiable metrics for milk: A promise must state a specific farm gate price target, for example, increasing the price from 120 to 180 shillings per litre within 24 months.

• Consequences for failure: IEBC disqualification. The leader never runs again.

The farmer does not need another beautiful poem. They need a leader who fears disqualification.

How Does the PM Party Answer Legal Implementation of IEBC Disqualification?

The proposal requires new legislation or a constitutional amendment. The party is not promising easy fixes. It is promising to fight for structural change. The steps are clear:

• Elect leaders who support binding delivery thresholds.

• Draft and pass the IEBC Enforcement Act with specific agricultural delivery metrics.

• Subject themselves to the same rules.

The PM Party has stated it will not ask voters for anything it would not apply to itself. If Hon. Timothy Kamau wins and fails to deliver 80% of his promises, he agrees to be disqualified from ever running again.

What Is the Party’s Message to the Youth of Ol Kalou, Including Young Farmers?

The PM Party addresses young people directly, telling them they have been waiting too long. “As young people, we must change these things. We must change policy.” The party adds: “Whatever you are looking for, you can do it. Let us work hard and prove that now, whatever you are looking for, you can do it.”

How Will This Proposal Affect Future Elections for Kenya’s Agricultural Constituencies?

The PM Party knows the establishment will resist. But the party is asking Ol Kalou to start the revolution. One constituency. One by-election. One binding delivery system for milk farmers.

What Should Ol Kalou Milk Farmers Expect on Election Day?

The choice is clear. On one side, the old politics: promises recited like poems, abandoned after the vote, while milk prices stay at 120 shillings. On the other side, the PM Party: a movement that says a promise that leaves and never returns is theft. And theft, whether of milk profits or of votes, must have consequences.

The farmer who spends 80 shillings to produce what sells for 120 shillings understands this math perfectly. The PM Party is asking for the chance to make the system add up.