A path towards distribution and governance of 10% mineral royalties to host communities pursuant to section 183(5) of the mining act 2016.

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation is to discuss the path towards distribution and governance of the 10% royalties allocated to host communities under section 183(5) of the Mining Act 1 and Article 69 2 of the Constitution. There has been concerns raised about the government holding then10% royalties due to host communities despite the continued mining operations in Kenya. The Ministry of Mining ,through the former Cabinet Secretary, Dan Kazungu reported that, ``The Government is still holding on to hundreds of millions of shillings belonging to communities in mineral-rich regions citing lack of a framework through which it can forward the money to the communities despite the increased mining operations.’’