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"speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The following is a list companies with licenses to prospect for gypsum in Nanighi, Bangale and Madogo locations and their respective dates of licensing, including the acreage. I have 18 of them: Amka Ventures Limited, Athi Stores, Fatah Mining and Construction Company Limited, Altwahida Mining Company Limited, Hilaa Mining and Construction Company, Aftin General Trading, Yamata Gysum, Amka Ventures Limited, Athi River Mining Limited, which has two licenses given in April 2008 and 2009, Coast Quarries Limited, Tula Mining, Gypsum Handlers Limited, Nahid Abdulhamid Esmail, Yamata Gypsum Limited, Adoc Group of Companies, Yamata Gypsum, Adoc Group of Companies Limited, Yamata Gypsum Limited and Adoc Group of Companies. Therein are their acreages and the dates when they were given the licenses. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in addition, there are those companies or individuals who have been issued with mining licenses. Those who have mining licenses for clarity are four: Athi River Stores with 4.5 square kilometers in Nanighi, Amka Ventures with one kilometer squared in Nanighi, Thomas Nzioki Nzuma and Family one square kilometer in Nanighi and Yamata Gypusm Limited two square kilometers and Pangani. (b)Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry has noted that there are some individuals and companies who are carrying out prospecting and mining activities without licenses. There are also companies who are using prospecting licenses to carry out mining activities, which is against the law as stipulated in the Mining Act Cap 306 of the laws of Kenya. In view of this, on 1st October, 2010, my Ministry issued a directive to all District Commissioners and Officers in Charge of Police Divisions (OCPDs) to investigate and arrest anyone found to be prospecting and/or mining without relevant licenses. A list of licenses was provided to the relevant law enforcement agencies to guide the crackdown on the illegal operations. (c) My Ministry requires that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study is undertaken prior to commencement of any mining activities. The EIAs are meant to put in place environmental management plans for mitigation against negative impacts such as land degradation. In addition, my Ministry requires that rehabilitation of exhausted mines is carried out to restore such areas in accordance with EMCA 1999 provisions and Section 35(2)(a) of the Mining Act Cap.306 of the Laws of Kenya. These measures are aimed at ensuring that other activities which sustain livelihoods such as livestock farming are not adversely affected."
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