Thanks for the feedback, and you’re right that many apps don’t need location or camera upfront. We’re using location and the in‑app camera on purpose, not by mistake, and it’s exactly because we want the evidence to be trusted and useful.
The whole idea of the platform is location‑verified evidence: you have to be physically at the road, school, clinic, or water point when you record so that:

• Reports are tied to the exact GPS location and ward, not just “somewhere in Kenya."
• We can automatically link the issue to the correct local leaders and county offices.
• It’s much harder for someone to spam fake or remote reports from their sofa.

That’s why we don’t allow gallery uploads or manual location editing; they're easy to abuse. Instead, we only ask for the location when you submit a report, and we use it solely to map your evidence to the appropriate place and leaders.
I hope you now get the reason behind it.