Artisanal gold mining in Kakamega and Vihiga counties, Kenya…
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) represents 20% of gold supply and 90% of gold mining workforce globally, which operates in highly informal setups. Pollutants from mined ores and chemicals introduced during gold processing pose occupational and inadvertent health risks to the extent that has not been well elucidated …
Mining impact on communities' livelihoods: A case study of …
Mining has been blamed globally for harmful and impoverishing effects. Most countries are rich sources of gemstone, yet there is very little development, since miners, and those around mining sites, still live in abject poverty. This study sought answers on: "how mining activities have affected communities' livelihoods?". Data was gathered …
Gendering women's livelihoods in artisanal and small-scale mining…
Research on women's ASM livelihoods is thus increasingly salient while unfolding in a context where claims to "facts" about women and mining abound. A reflexive stance to research on gender and ASM is critical, for as we detail below there are inherent risks in assuming that the perspectives of powerful agencies seeking to "do good ...
The legal character of mineral rights under the new mining …
Kenya enacted a new mining law in May 2016. The law aims to position Kenya as the most attractive destination for mining investment in Africa and to enhance …
MINISTRY OF MINING THE REPORT OF SUB …
3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT We appreciate all the stakeholders who participated and contributed to the development of the Kenya Country Mining Vision gap analysis report.
Agricultural Land Degradation in Kenya | SpringerLink
The management of Kenya's drylands has been guided by several cross-sectional policy instruments most of which came to force long before Kenya ratified the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD). Kenya ratified the convention in 1997 with a view to joining the World Community to combat desertification and land degradation.
Mining in Kenya – Kenya Chamber of Mines
Kenya has a vibrant limestone mining and cement manufacturing industry, with players such as Bamburi Cement, Athi River Mining and East African Portland. Until recently, …
Sand Mafias: Environmental Harm, Corruption and Economic …
Speakers from Kenya and India discussed an understudied, yet environmentally devastating trend: the unsustainable mining of river sand, facilitated by corruption.
(PDF) Assessing Social and Environmental Impacts of …
This conclusion is corroborated by research conducted in the "Osiri" mining region in Migori, Kenya by (Buss et al., 2020) in which it was demonstrated that, women navigate through gender norms and structures that delimits there mining roles.
Kenya: Mining outlook 2023
Kenya's mining legislation was overhauled in 2016 by introducing the Mining Act (the Act), which was considered a modern legislation expected to transform and expand the mining sector.Whilst the new Act was an improvement on the old legislation (which had been in place since the 1940s), productivity in the mining sector remains …
A Critical Analysis Of The Legal Framework For Foreign …
investment in mining in kenya mwenda s. karei g62/75750/2014 research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the master of laws degree of the university of nairobi, school of law
Kenya's mining industry: set for a boom?
There wasn't really a mining industry in Kenya until three years ago. Mining Minister Dan Kazungu has now written a new strategy that spans 20 years in the hope to …
Overview of Kenya's Extractive Sector
1.2.1 Brief History of the Mining Sector and Its Importance to Kenya's Development While mining in Kenya is not a new phenomenon, the focus on the mining industry as an important contributor to Kenya's economy is a more recent development. Mining has been an active industry in Kenya for over 80 years.
Mining impact on communities' livelihoods: A case …
Research article Mining impact on communities' livelihoods: A case study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya Irene Mwakesi 1,*, Raphael Wahome2, Daniel Ichang'i3 1 Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI), College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625 Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya: Mineral Policy | SpringerLink
The Mining and Mineral Policy of Kenya deals comprehensively with the drawbacks that have hindered the progress of the mineral and mining policy; the goals, guiding principles, and objectives; and the way forward and strategies to achieve the desired results that would help boost the country's economic growth rate envisioned …
Battling for Corporate Accountability: Experiences from Titanium Mining
Request PDF | On May 1, 2002, E.V. Ojiambo published Battling for Corporate Accountability: Experiences from Titanium Mining Campaign in Kwale, Kenya | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
Mining and Minerals Policy 2016
The Policy provides a firm foundation and basis for establishment of an enabling framework for accelerated and sustainable development of the country's mining and minerals …
ARTISANAL MINING PRACTICES: A STUDY OF SELECTED COUNTIES IN KENYA
This research project set out to examine artisanal mining practices within the selected counties in Kenya. A participatory survey approach was pursued to aid gathering of relevant and appropriate ...
Natural Resource Project – Induced Displacement and
This research studied the effects of Tiomin resettlement programme in Kenya's southern coast on the subjective well-being of the displaced s. The programme was meant for resettling communities displaced by Titanium mining.
Mining in Kenya – Kenya Chamber of Mines
Kenya is generally not regarded as a mining country, yet it hosts a variety of mineral deposits, mines and exploration projects. The country-wide airborne geophysical surveys, are expected to generate many new …
THE POPULAR VERSION
This publication is a popular version of Kenya's new Mining and Minerals Policy (2016). The publication briefly highlights the background and situation analysis . ... ing companies, academic and research insti - tutions, government ministries and depart-ments, parliament, development partners, civil society, mining communities and the
Impact of Gold mining on the Environment and Human …
in the district. This would improve the health of the mining community. Key words: artisan mining, heavy metals, health hazards, metal contamination, panning sites 1. Introduction The paper is based on research findings, covering 11 mine sites in the Migori dis-trict, western Kenya. The district lies to the southern part of Winam Gulf of Lake ...
Impact of mining on environment: A case study of Taita …
PDF | On May 31, 2021, Wakio Mwakesi Irene and others published Impact of mining on environment: A case study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya | Find, read and cite all the …
Kenya: Mining outlook 2023 – Current status and future
With global mining companies making commitments towards decarbonization efforts and net zero goals, mining participants in Kenya may need to …
New mining law in Kenya provides clarity to investors and …
Kenya's first mining laws were promulgated in 1940. The Unwrought Mineral Act and the Diamond Industry Protection Act served as the legislative backbone of the industry for more than 70 years, during which the sector seldom accounted for more than 1% of the nation's GDP. The slow growth of Kenya's mining industry was in contrast
Mining sector growth and the maintaining of momentum in Kenya
2013 marked the beginning of a new dawn for the mining sector in Kenya. A stand-alone Ministry focusing on mining was created.
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Titanium Mining …
Through a major mining project, the Environmental Impact Assessment exposed the difficulties often encountered in implementing regulatory controls in all new mining ventures in Kenya, both large ...
(PDF) An assessment of impacts of extractive industries
An assessment of impacts of extractive industries on landscape: A case study of gypsum mining in Kajiado, Kenya
Frontiers | Open Science in Kenya: Where Are We?
Among research institutions in Kenya, the International Livestock Research Institution (ILRI) has a research data management policy and an open access policy that requires researchers to publish high-quality and reproducible science and published in peer-reviewed open access journals (International Livestock Research …
(PDF) Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining …
Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining in Mbiuni Ward, Mwala Constituency, Machakos County, Kenya. ... Additional research into how sand mining is affecting ecosystem services ...
Illicit Financial Flows Risks Related to Beneficial Ownership in …
Global Financial Integrity (GFI) is pleased to announce the publication of a new report titled "Illicit Financial Flows Risks Related to Beneficial Ownership in the Mining Sector in Kenya." The report examines the regulatory and legal framework governing Kenya's mining industry and offers an in-depth exploration of the challenges and gaps …
Marula makes maiden investment in Kenya to acquire a 60
Battery metals miner Marula Mining has signed a binding term sheet with Kenyan manganese mine operator Gems and Industrial Minerals (GIM) to acquire a 60% commercial interest in the Larisoro mine ...
(PDF) Environmental implications of high metal content in …
Environmental implications of high metal content in soils of a titanium mining zone in Kenya. November 2016 ... 5, 6 Nanosafety and nanotoxicology have emerged as new research topics in response ...