The Ministry of Mining has revoked the licences of 15 quarry operators in Kilifi County following non-compliance with mining regulations.
Speaking in Kilifi, the Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho, who ordered the revocation, said that the companies were using mining permits instead of mining licences as required by the law. Joho clarified that a company should have a green light from the community and the county government for it to be granted a mining licence. "The first mistake that I have observed here is that people are using mining permits instead of mining licences, yet their operation is big.
A mining licence will require one to sit down with the people and get an approval from them, which these companies are trying to avoid," he said.
Mining and Blue Economy CS Ali Hassan Joho at a past event, January 1, 2025 Photo Ali Hassan Joho "Today I have given an order that there is no one here who is supposed to have a mining permit; everybody must have a mining licence that has consent from the community and the county government," he added.
