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    "content": "(1) requires a mineral rights holder to pay royalty to the State in respect of various minerals mined at rates prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary. The company is currently engaged in active mining operations as per the Section and the mining rights that we give. Question (b) sought to provide response to the amount of money paid so far, the royalty remitted to the Government from 2015 to date is detailed as follows- In the Financial Year 2015/2016, they paid Kshs30,011,536. In the Financial Year 2016/2017, they paid Kshs33.7 million. In the 2017/2018, they paid Kshs49.047 million. In Financial Year 2018/2019, they paid Kshs31.2 million. In the Financial Year 2019/2020, they paid Kshs53.6 million. In Financial Year 2020/2021, they paid Kshs18.3 million. In Financial Year 2021/2022, they paid Kshs89.5 million. In Financial Year 2022/2023, they paid Kshs123.1 million. In Financial Year 2023/2024, they paid Kshs113 million. The total paid by Karebe Mining Company Limited so far is Kshs541,757,858 million. Part (c) of that Question requires us to provide a response on the sharing between national and county Governments. I thank this House also for making sure that they passed the Additional Grants Act, which basically provided a schedule for sharing of royalties. The sharing of royalty revenue derived from mining activities is governed by Section 183 of the Mining Act 2016, which mandates a distribution ratio of 70-20-10 to the national government, county government and communities where mining operations are situated respectively. The Government has budgeted Kshs2.9 billion in this Financial Year to be paid to the counties as part of 20 per cent of part of mineral royalties collected for the period 2016 to 2022. The 20 per cent share for Nandi County for the period 2016 to 2022 amounts to Kshs55,110,900 and will be disbursed to the County Revenue Fund (CRF) Account by the National Treasury before the end of this Financial Year. The delay in disbursing the community share of the collected royalties stems from the absence of a regulatory framework governing mineral royalty sharing to communities. However, substantial progress has been achieved in establishing this framework. The relevant regulation has undergone prerequisite procedural scrutiny and is currently under review by the delegated parliamentary committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the law came into effect in 2016, there has not been sharing of mineral royalties. This is the first time. We have, therefore, consolidated sharing from 2016 to 2022. Right now, we are working with various investors to ensure that they are prompt in the disbursements. If you look at the schedule, we have provided for Karebe Gold Mining Limited (KGML). You will find that the amounts have continuously increased because we have also provided other mechanisms to enforce it. Part (d) of the Question was about the timelines of applications. Section, 191 of the Mining Act requires establishment and maintenance of an up to date computerised mining cadastre and registry system of mineral rights. The register is an online public document that can be accessed at any time via the portal that I have provided. As at 30th April, 2024, the State Department for Mining had received 1,739 applications for various mineral rights and dealership trading and processing as follows. I"
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