Hassan Joho, the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, has issued an order to stop the illicit mining of strategic minerals.
Joho stated in a statement dated September 14 that the Ministry observed certain people abusing copper, coltan, and chromite, three of the 14 strategically important minerals gazetted.
On October 3, 2024, the Cabinet designated the 14 minerals as strategic; the Ministry then gazetted them.
The remaining elements include uranium, tin, rare earth, cobalt, nickel, niobium, Graphite, lithium, and Thorium.
Joho declared that the National Mining Corporation (NAMICO) must operate alone. Alternatively in conjunction with it for any activity about certain minerals, such as exploring, mining, trading, or processing.
He reaffirmed that his ministry cannot back down from upholding the law and safeguarding Kenya’s natural resources. He issued a warning that anyone caught tampering with the mining act to face appropriate legal action.
In an effort to safeguard the nation’s priceless natural resources, a gazette notice dated November 3, 2023, allowed by the rules.
The 2016 Mining Act and the 2017 Mining (Strategic Minerals) Regulations, which place a strong emphasis on the control of minerals with national significance. Hence legal frameworks under which the statement made. Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho orders crackdown on illegal mining
These regulations seek to guarantee that Kenya’s mineral resources are managed properly. And also to produce the greatest possible value to the country.
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