Govt set to review current mining policies
By Dickson Odhiambo
August 21, 2024
Govt set to review current mining policies
The National
Government is set to review the existing mining policies in the country.
The new
Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Hassan Joho says
this is aimed at curbing massive exploitation of a number of traditional miners
in the country.
Speaking in
Kisumu during a courtesy call at the Regional Mining Offices, Joho said the
Government want to urgently review the mining policies including those applied
while mining gold so as to come up with unilateral laws that will benefit both
traditional miners and investors.
The Cabinet
Secretary says over the years, the traditional miners have been held hostage by
unscrupulous middlemen within the mining industry.
“This is why
we want the new policy reforms to curtail and tame gold mining cartels across
the country,” the Cabinet Secretary says.
The Cabinet Secretary
has assured the traditional miners that the Ministry will digitalize its
operations to enhance transparency and accountability in the sector.
Joho also
assured the miners that upon the review of the existing policies on mining, no
royalties will be paid after six or seven years.
“There will
be no more waiting period for years once the new mining policies are place,”
the Cabinet Secretary adds.
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