A committee of the National Land Commission on Tuesday launched a four-day investigative workshop on matters relating to land and compensations over mining activities in Kwale county. Commissioner Reginal Okumu said the research will focus on the challenges surrounding the mining activities and the environmental impact on the communities. NLC will conduct research on how Australian mining company Base Titanium has been running operations and its contribution to the surrounding communities. Mining activities, he said, have the potential to raise Kwale’s economy but its input is not seen because of unknown issues. The commissioner said the investigations will provide a good framework to understand the challenges affecting the implementation of the 2016 Mining Act on royalty-sharing.

Source: The Star September 23, 2020 18:56 UTC