mining in coastal areas in kenya

The Mining Act 2016 was enacted to give effect to Articles 60, 62b (1) (f), 66 (2), 69 and 71 of the Constitution in so far as they apply to minerals and provide for prospecting, mining, processing, refining, treatment, transport and any dealings in minerals. We briefly explore the legal framework regulating minerals and mining in Kenya.

Salt mining generates colossal profits for the investors and towards Kenya's revenue margin. However, salt farming in Magarini District has increasingly elicited social concerns locally and ecological stress at large. Subsequently, this paper

that the annual coastal erosion rates of 1.13m in Accra and 1.10m in Moree and Cape Coast are much higher than the natural coastal erosion rate, mainly as a result of coastal sand mining (Jonah and Adu-Boahen, 2016). This wreaks havoc with fish, marine and tourism sectors as well as the safety of coastal infrastructure and the security of coastal

Since it is implied that coastal mining may have a contribu-tory effect on the stability of the coastline as observed in the form of either coastal erosion or accretion in places …

Expats are often drawn to Mombasa to take up jobs in mining, manufacturing, energy and oil. Large numbers of people also move to Mombasa to volunteer and work for NGOs. The city is a major coastal tourist spot, and the hospitality industry is another prominent income generator in the region. In terms of transport, the safest way for expats to ...

Mining. Energy. The Coastal Kenya Programme aims to address threats to the integrity of the natural resources. Our work with other strategic partners is geared towards ensuring …

1.2.1 The Kenyan Coast The coastal area (zone) include the lagoons, mangrove swamps, tidal flats, embayments and fiords, barrier islands and areas bordering estuaries and deltas and offshore areas - areas at sea some distance from the shore. Coastal mining thus means extraction of materials from the coast lands, marine resources and ecosystems.

the south and Indian Ocean to the east. The County covers an area of 12,450.4 km2 (GoK, 2005). Kilifi County has four major topographical features. The first one is the narrow belt, which forms the coastal plain and varies in width of 3km to 20km. The coastal plain lies below 30m above sea level with a few prominent peaks on the

The Kenya coast is bathed by the northward-flowing warm waters of the East Africa Coastal Current, located between latitudes 1 and 5° S. With a narrow continental shelf, the coastal marine environments are dominated by coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves, with large expanses of sandy substrates where river inputs from Kenya's …

The government hopes the new structures being put in place will help grow the industry and offer the economy more in terms of revenue and benefits to the communities in mining regions. In 2021,the country's total value of minerals produced increased by 33 per cent from Sh22.7billion in 2020, to Sh30.2 billion.

Kenya wants to grow the mining sector's contribution to its GDP to at least 10 per cent by 2030 from the current less than one per cent. The Kenyan government has revoked 1,546 licenses in the mining sector as it gradually resumes licensing, marking the end of nearly four years of a standing moratorium. Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi, from ...

Kenya is also gemstone producer with deposits of ruby, pink sapphire and tsavorite (green garnet). In the coastal region, key mining activities include Kwale heavy sands, cement …

The geology and mineral potential of Kenya. Mombasa The rocks dip very gently towards the ocean and are heavily faulted in places Mesozoic rocks occur in two separate areas in the north east part of Kenya and along the Coast belt The sratigraphy and fossils in the two areas are very distinct and it is likely that the sedimentary basins in the two areas were …

Resettling Displaced People in a Coastal Zone Mining Project: Evaluating the Agricultural and Land use Potential of the Proposed Resettlement site –A Case of Titanium Mining in Kenya. Preparations to mine titanium in Maumba and Noma areas of Msambweni District, Kwale County are in progress, and farmers affected by the project are to be ...

The high concentration of mining project EIAs in the southeastern and coastal regions of Kenya is consistent with the geographic distribution of mineral-rich areas in the country. The south-eastern region of Kenya is a source of limestone, gypsum, clays, manganese, and coal plus other (unproven) hydrocarbons.

News / March 7, 2022. The Ministry of Petroleum and Mining has commissioned an International Company to commence offshore oil exploration in the Kenyan Coast after seismic research which revealed that the area has got potential oil wells. Making the announcement, The Commissioner for Petrolum James Ng'ang'a said that the contract …

The Coastal Kenya Programme aims to address threats to the integrity of the natural resources. Our work with other strategic partners is geared towards ensuring that the critical coastal forests, marine and freshwater ecosystems are thriving and secured for nature, people and economy in priority places. The programme's area of work is ...

This is a significant growth as GDP from Mining in Kenya averaged 8963.05 KES Million from 2009 until 2018. According to the Mining and Minerals Policy, Sessional Paper No. 7 of 2016, as at 2016, the sector was contributing 0.8 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) per annum.

The Mining (Dealings in Minerals) Regulations, 2017 were enacted by the Cabinet Secretary for Mining in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 100 and 223 (l) of the Mining Act, 2016. Section 100 of the Act deals with the sale of minerals won by an artisanal miner. These Regulations are to apply to the export of a mineral by a holder of …

Table 6.3 Main rivers in the coast of Kenya with their sources, area transverse and mean volume of . discharge ... urbanisation, tourism, agriculture, mining …

Kenya is an East African country with the third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The demand for metals and minerals continues to increase due to urbanization, population rise, and new infrastructure growth in different countries. Kenya formally confirmed the discovery of oil and various minerals in April 2013, launching itself …

In Kenya's salt belt along the country's north coast, community groups representing local fishers and farmers decry the government's lease of land to salt mining companies.

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 low, …

However, coastal and marine resources have been well studied in Kenya using different methodological approaches that have given insights into the conditions of resources. This review, therefore, analyzed these studies to understand drivers, pressures, states, impacts and responses in relation to coastal and marine fisheries resources in …

Kenya's profile as a potential top rare earth minerals producer rose a rung higher after mineral explorer Cortec announced it had found deposits worth $62.4 billion. Mrima Hill, in the coastal county of Kwale, has one of the top five rare earth deposits in the world. The area also has niobium deposits estimated to be worth $35 billion.

At the time these mines were surveyed, 5 mines in Kenya were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Kenya has 5 prospect mines. 2 5 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records. Rift Valley, Coast, and Nyanza are the with the most mines.

October 25, 2018. Credit: 2013 marked the beginning of a new dawn for the mining sector in Kenya. A stand-alone Ministry focusing on mining was created. In addition reforms to grow the sector started immediately. In 2015, Vision 2030's Medium Term Plan anticipated the extractive sector's contribution to GDP growing from 2% to ...

With the government projecting to have the mining sector's contribution to the national GDP rise to 10 percent by 2030 from the current one percent, the Coltan mineral becomes a timely find for Kenya. A section of the Mbeere Artisanal Miners at their mining site in Kiangunguru in Embu County. Photo by Wagema Mwangi

The high concentration of mining project EIAs in the southeastern and coastal regions of Kenya is consistent with the geographic distribution of mineral-rich areas in the country. …

The project covers the six coastal counties of Lamu, Tana River, Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale and Taita Taveta. KCDP is a financed by the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project has been implemented over a period of six years starting in 2011. The development objective of KCDP is to improve management effectiveness and ...

Ministry of Mining Universities (Pwani University; Technical University of Mombasa and Nairobi University) Private Sector (Lafarge Ecosystems; KAHC; KAM) ... Figure 4.2 …

The volumes of sand needed are immense. Removing this amount of sand will have a number of consequences. It will deepen the seafloor at the base of the coral reefs and the sand balance between ...