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Miradi · Projects and Impact

Proven Before the Title

Karisa J. Fagio has not waited for office to act. Every project below was driven by personal conviction, community need, and Kilifi's long-term development, before any government title.

Completed
Kilifi County Cassava Value Chain
Kilifi County Wards
Smallholder Farmers and Processors
2022 to 2023

Organised and led Kilifi County's cassava value chain as Chairman of the Kilifi County Cassava Farmers and Processors Association, linking farmers to processors and markets without government support.

Under a Fagio administration this model will be institutionalised at county level with 7 sub-county agri-resource centres as the backbone.
Completed
Niache Nikomae: Girls Empowerment Campaign
All Kilifi Sub-Counties
Thousands of Vulnerable Girls
2018 to 2022

County-wide, self-funded behaviour change campaign targeting teenage pregnancy across Kilifi County schools and communities. Entirely self-funded from personal savings.

Contributed measurably to the reduction in teenage pregnancy rates in Kilifi County during the campaign period.
In Progress
Operation Mwangaza wa Kilifi 2027
Kilifi County, All Wards
All Kilifi Citizens
2024 to 2027

County-wide democratic renewal initiative targeting all elective positions in Kilifi County for the 2027 General Elections. Co-architected by Fagio as Campaign Governing Council Chairperson.

The most ambitious democratic renewal initiative Kilifi County has seen in a generation.
Active
Liberia Agricultural Development Advisory
Monrovia, Liberia
Government of Liberia
2024 to Present

Lead Consultant at the Joseph Nyuma Boakai Foundation, advising the current President of Liberia's Foundation on national agricultural strategy and rural development.

Evidence-based policy advisory and multi-stakeholder skills directly transferable to the Kilifi County Governor's office.
In Progress
Mawoza Community Security Framework
Kilifi County
Affected Communities
2024 to Present

A community-led safety strategy to address MAWOZA gang violence in Kilifi County, driven entirely by community action and led by Karisa J. Fagio's Campaign Movement with no government involvement required.

"The community that builds its own safety saves itself."
Planned
Kilifi County Industrial Park
Kilifi County
Youth and Communities
Post 2027

A dedicated Kilifi County Industrial Park to host agro-processing clusters and attract Special Economic Zone status, creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs for Kilifi youth.

Kilifi stops exporting raw materials and starts building finished goods, and futures.
Planned
5 Modern Fish Landing Sites: Bahari ya Kilifi
Kilifi Coastline
Fishing Communities, Women and Youth
Post 2027

Five modern fish landing sites along Kilifi's 210km Indian Ocean coastline. 50% of all blue economy licences mandated for women and youth under 35. Your ocean becomes your income.

Transforming Kilifi's most underdeveloped economic asset into a jobs engine for coastal communities.
Planned
ECDE Network: All 35 Wards
All 35 Wards, Kilifi
All Kilifi Children
Post 2027

A complete Early Childhood Development Education centre network across all 35 wards, supported by a free school feeding program using locally sourced farm produce. No child drops out for lack of fees.

No Kilifi child drops out because their parent cannot pay fees. Not on our watch.
Planned
7 Sub-County Agri-Resource Centers
7 Sub-Counties, Kilifi
Smallholder Farmers
Post 2027

Seven sub-county agricultural resource centres with revived extension services in every ward, supporting cashew, mango, coconut, pineapple, cassava, and cotton value chains, plus crop insurance for smallholder farmers.

Builds directly on Fagio's proven cassava value chain model, scaled to all of Kilifi County.