GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 2756

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining has appointed a Taskforce to develop a regulatory framework for integrating salt works into the mining legislative framework which shall comprise of: Chairperson: Noah Taraiya Members: Kibiti Kimiri Hasmita Patel Francis Sakimpa Miriam Bomet Daniel Kimenchu Mamduh Mohamed Taib Two representatives of the State Department for Petroleum and Mining A representative of the National Treasury A representative of the State Department for Water A representative of the State Department for Environment Joint Secretaries: Colin Ngigi Faith Tabu Pesa 1. The Terms of Reference of the Taskforce shall be to— (a) assess the regulatory impact of the mining legislative framework on salt works including licensing requirements, fiscal regimes, and local content compliance; (b) assess the regulatory impact of other legislative frameworks on salt works including the Environmental Management and Co- ordination Act, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007, the Water Act, 2016, and relevant county government legislations; (c) interrogate and benchmark with other jurisdictions on the regulation of salt works; (d) make recommendations regarding the full and effective implementation of the Mining Act, 2016, in relation to the salt works subsector; (e) develop a regulatory framework for the salt works subsector; (f) propose fees and charges to be levied on salt works in respect of the large tracts of land required to produce salt from salt water; and (g) perform any other task as may be assigned by the Cabinet Secretary in respect of the Terms of Reference. 2. In the performance of its functions, the Taskforce may co-opt not more than two other members to advise or offer assistance in any area relating to its Terms of Reference that the Taskforce may consider necessary. 3. The Taskforce shall submit its report and recommendations to the Cabinet Secretary within ninety (90) days from the date of publication of this Notice. 4. The office of the Cabinet Secretary shall provide the secretariat of the Taskforce. 5. Any correspondence to the Taskforce should be addressed to: The Chairperson, Taskforce for the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Salt Works, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Works Building, Ngong Road, P.O. Box 30009–00100, Nairobi. Dated the 16th March, 2021. JOHN MUNYES, Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining.