About
The son of Mwatate, in service of all of Voi.
Hon. Khamis Chome Abdi was raised in a smallholder family in Mwatate, where the distance to clean water and a good classroom shaped the questions he has spent his life trying to answer. After studying Economics and Political Science at the University of Nairobi, he returned home to found the Voi Youth Trust, mentoring over four hundred young people into employment and enterprise. In 2013 he was elected MCA for Sagalla Ward, where he became known less for the speeches he gave and more for the projects that were finished. Today he is running as an independent candidate for Member of Parliament — on a record of delivery, a refusal of patronage politics, and a deep belief that Voi deserves a representative whose first loyalty is to Voi.
"I am not running to make speeches. I am running to finish work."
Journey
A life in service.
1978
Born in Mwatate
Raised in a smallholder farming family at the foot of the Taita Hills.
2001
Graduated, University of Nairobi
BA Economics and Political Science.
2007
Founded Voi Youth Trust
Mentored 400+ young people into employment and enterprise.
2013
Elected MCA, Sagalla Ward
Championed water and school infrastructure in the ward.
2018
Led Voi Water Coalition
Brought together 14 community groups around water reform.
2024
Declared candidacy for MP, Voi
Running on a record of delivery, not promises.
Our promise
"Power is borrowed. It belongs to the people who lend it. Our job is to return it with interest — in roads built, in classrooms filled, in water that flows."
— Khamis Chome