ARTISANAL GOLD KENYA AGK

Themba Moses

President AGK

We enhance market access, ensuring fair pricing and transparency for small-scale gold mining communities.

Empowering small-scale gold miners through regulation, transparency, and fair market access in Kenya's mining communities.

We facilitate direct access to global gold markets, reducing reliance on middlemen for miners.

The office of ARTISANAL GOLD KENYA is also the Marketing and Commercial Arm of the major Artisan GOLD MINING COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION in Western Kenya. These includes, the Migori, Kakamega and Vihiga cooperative mining Associations. We focused on exploring accessibility into gold markets globally with a common approach to pricing, and also to create transparency in gold trading. Being the sole marketeer of the Gold mined by these Gold mining cooperative Association, our price quotes are attractive as we offer the best quality of gold to our clients. As already underlined, many people get caught with the wrong kind of dealers or get caught up in a gold scam and purchase a very low-quality of gold at a price of high quality. ARTISANAL GOLD KENYA addresses the market’s demand for reliable, ethical, and efficient trading and intermediary services. So, it is important to deal directly with us.. We will offer and tell you the actual difference between the gold karats which defines the standard of the gold.

Empowering small-scale miners through transparency and fair pricing

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Many people get caught with the wrong kind of dealers or get caught up in a gold scam by purchasing a very low-quality of gold at a price of high quality. ARTISANAL GOLD KENYA will offer and tell you the actual difference between the gold karats which defines the standard of the gold

We adhere to international quality standards and maintain rigorous quality control measures throughout our operations. Our gold undergoes testing and certification to ensure its purity and authenticity

We offer a range of gold products suitable for various industries, including jewelry and private investment. Contact our Sales team to inquire about our gold product offerings and procurement options.

Whether you’re seeking raw gold or refined bars, we guarantee products that meet the highest standards of quality, ethics, and compliance.

OUR TEAM

Rachel Muguru

Financial Controller / Secretary

ALVIN MUKEB

Sales & Business Development Officer

JAMES MOURELE

Project Manager

Irene Maido has over 11 years' experience as a Geo-environmental Engineer, researcher and consultant. She joined Artisanal Gold Kenya in August 2023 as Head of Sustainable Development. Prior to joining Artisanal Gold Kenya, Mrs. Irene worked at Golder Associates as Senior Geo-environmental/Tailings Engineer and later as the company's Regional Manager for East Africa. She was also the Senior Manager for Environment and Closure at Gold Fields South Africa, following her time with AMEC Earth and Environmental in Ontario, Canada as a Geo-environmental Engineer. Dr Irene over her career includes her extensive consultancy work in environmental management, closure planning, tailings engineering and construction, as well as acting as a third party auditor for several mining companies in Canada and Kenya.

Mr. Alvin Mukeb has more than 15 years of business development, corporate finance and merger and acquisition experience in the mining industry. Alvin brings to Artisanal Gold Kenya more leadership experience working in the resources industry across various commodities. Alvin has held senior strategic, commercial, and operational roles across South Africa, Ghana, and Tanzania. Most recently, Alvin led Ron's corporate strategy as Group Executive, Strategy and Development, with accountability for business development/M&A, strategic partnerships, and sustainability strategy, closure, and exploration. . Prior roles include seven years in the mining investment banking group of Family Bank of Kenya where he advised companies on mergers, acquisitions and financing, as well as business development and board roles with junior mining companies.

Dr. Irene Maido

Head of Sustainable Development

Our team has extensive field knowledge and direct experience with the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining communities. We have broader experience in the areas of business, sustainable development, social responsibility, governance, environment, health, geology, Geo-spatial analysis, gold markets, and mercury science. We work with miners, government, and industry. Our diversity is our strength.

James Mourele is a professional geologist with nearly 15 years of international experience in mineral exploration, mining, and environmental assessment. He holds a master’s degree in Geology from the University of Makerere, Uganda. He later completed a Diploma in Geological Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Throughout his career, James has worked in different roles from grass-root exploration to mining projects in East Africa, including work in the ASGM sector. He has carried out training on techniques aimed at optimizing sustainable gold recovery and has implemented programs to sensitize communities on mercury toxicity. As a native of the Western Kenya that feeds the biggest ASGM workforce in the country, James got exposed at an early age to some of the challenges these communities face and has since looked for ways to improve the sector. Developing relationships and building trust with Artisan Mining Communities has been one of the greatest joys of his career and he is excited to join the Artisanal Gold Kenya team and contribute to the organization’s mission.

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Rachel Muguru is a finance and accounting leader with over 13 years of experience across multinational corporations and consulting firms. From 2017 to 2023, she served as CFO at ASTRA Farm & Home Co-operative, where she led transformative M&A transactions and strategic financial initiatives, increasing revenues from 25M to 40M shillings. Her earlier roles included management consultant at E2E Solution Inc., where he implemented internal controls for global mining operations, and finance and accounting manager at Guinness in Nairobi, Kenya, leading projects that significantly improved financial reporting accuracy. Rachel holds a CPA, CMA designation and an MBA, and his expertise encompasses financial strategy and planning, mergers and acquisitions, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls and compliance, financial reporting, and team leadership. Throughout her career, she has consistently enhanced organizational performance and developed high-performing teams.