New rules to govern mining activities
News
By
Edwin Nyarangi
| Jul 26, 2018
The Government has issued new rules to help minimise accidents in quarries and mines.
Mining Principal Secretary John Omenge said only licensed miners would be allowed to operate to avert disasters in the future.
Several tragedies have been reported in southern Nyanza mines, with the latest being the deaths of two people at a quarry in Kisii.
Mr Omenge, who was speaking when he visited the site of the accident on Monday, said artisan mining activities were not safe.
He announced the temporary closure of the mining site.
READ MORE
Time to change Kenya's e-mobility policy from strategic vision to measured transition
China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens
From austerity to handouts: Ruto's Sh4.7tr pre-election budget to appease Kenyans
Vanishing cigarettes: Smuggling rackets that cost Kenya millions
Why Vodacom wants court to strike out its name from Safaricom sale case
Mbadi: Malaba SGR extension aims to shun external debt
Kenyan firms caught in tariff refund web after US court blow
How regional project catalysed a concerted front against illegal fishing
Court again, declines to stop Sh204b Safaricom sale to Vodacom
Coffee market banks on online bidding to boost farmers' returns
He said there would be mining committees with representatives from the national and county governments and the business community.