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Mining Cadastre Portal (Kenya)
The goal of this Mining Cadastre Portal is to provide an electronic platform for all stakeholders in the mining sector in Kenya to engage directly with the Ministry of Mining.
Before using the Mining Cadaste Portal, you must first Register for access.
Existing mineral rights holders
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If you already hold mineral rights, or have a pending application for them, download and complete the MCP01 Registration Form and submit it, along with supporting documents, to the Mining Cadastre Office, Works Building, Nairobi.
Exploratory Soil Map of Kenya. Appendix 1 to Report no. E1.
Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya)
Vision & Mission
Our Vision:
A secure and wealthy Nation anchored by an innovative, commercially oriented and competitive agricultural sector.
Our Mission:
To improve the livelihood of Kenyans and ensures food security through creation of an enabling environment and ensuring sustainable natural resource management.
KARI-NARL- Kenya Soil Survey NO.R1 1975
The present soil survey is the first in a series of "reconnaissance soil surveys", with a multi-purpose land evaluation. A programme of systematic inventory of the soil and, land resources of the country was initiated by the Kenya Soil Survey in 1972, after strengthening with manpower and funds from the Netherlands Directorate for Development Co-operation through the "Kenya Soil Survey Project", of the then Soil Survey Unit of the National Agricultural Laboratories in Nairobi.
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation
KALRO is a corporate body created under the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Act of 2013 to establish suitable legal and institutional framework for coordination of agricultural research in Kenya with the following goals:
• Promote, streamline, co-ordinate and regulate research in crops, livestock, genetic resources and biotechnology in Kenya.
• Expedite equitable access to research information, resources and technology and promote the application of research findings and technology in the field of agriculture.
PLACING THE KENYAN LAW ON BENEFIT-SHARING WITHIN ITS PROPER SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONTEXT: THE CASE STUDY OF TURKANA OIL RESOURCES
Kenya is on the road towards commercial exploitation of the Turkana oil resources. Until now, management of benefits from Kenya‟s natural resources is particularly problematic. This assertion is demonstrated by the fact that such benefits have never trickled down to the local people in a very structured way. The failure has led to calls for the putting into place of ways through which natural resource-based benefits should be shared equitably. Picking a cue from the above experiences, Parliament recently published three relevant and interrelated Bills.
KENYA’S LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON BENEFIT SHARING FROM OIL EXPLOITATION: THE CASE STUDY OF TURKANA COUNTY
Oil exploitation is relatively a new phenomenon in the Kenyan legal system. The current energy laws, fail to identify and establish a relevant institutional and legislative framework for a natural resource benefits sharing regime. Indigenous Local Communities inhabiting oil rich areas disproportionally forgo their enjoyment of their land, livelihoods, endure environmental degradation, increase pollution and relatively poorer health as compared to the rest f the national population. For the above they ought to be compensated and accorded a percentage benefit over and above other Kenyans.
Reflections on Managing Natural Resources and Equitable Benefit Sharing in Kenya
This paper explores the concept of benefit sharing in natural resources exploitation in Kenya. The author argues that benefit sharing should be interpreted in its various forms, namely monetary and non-monetary since a narrower conception is likely to create confusion, potential conflict between investors and local communities as well as diminished hopes of improving the livelihoods of communities.
Kariuki Muigua & Company Advocates
Kariuki Muigua & Company Advocates is a Top-Tier Kenyan law firm situated at the heart of Nairobi city in Kenya. We are a broad-based practice with a reputation for offering a full range of quality services to our domestic and international clients.
At KM&CO, we take pride in offering personalized attention to our diverse clientele. Our practice aspires to offer efficient and cost-effective legal solutions that meet our esteemed clients’ needs in a timely and competent manner.
CHALLENGES OF LAND ISSUES TO INVESTMENT IN KENYA
The last decade has witnessed a raft of political and legal reforms in Kenya and the efforts have paid dividends. Kenya is experiencing an unprecedented surge in foreign direct investments in varied infrastructure projects. In most cases the projects are situate in rural areas creating a buzz of excitement and igniting opportunities for poverty reduction initiatives directly or indirectly.