GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 525

PURSUANT to section 34 of the Mining Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs notifies receipt of an application for Prospecting licence from Minex Mining Limited which details are set out in the Schedule hereto. The application may be accessed from the Ministry’s portal vide the website address https://portal.miningcadastre.go.ke/ and is published in the Gazette and opened to the public for comments for twenty-one (21) days from the date of this notice. Any objection by any person or Community against the grant of the prospecting licence may be submitted to the Cabinet Secretary within twenty-one (21) days from the date of this notice at the following address: The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, Works Building-Ngong Road, P.O. Box 30009–00100, Nairobi. Email: cs@mining.go.ke SCHEDULE Applicant Minex Mining Limited Applicant Address P.O. Box 66091–00800, Nairobi Application Number PL/2025/0618 Application Area 206.127 km² (959 Cadastral Blocks) Locality Embu County Mineral(s) Sought Group E: Base and Rare Metals Group PROPOSED APPLICATION BOUNDARIES Order Lat. Deg. Lat. Min. Lat. Sec. N/S Long. Deg. Long. Min. Long. Sec. E/W 1 00 42 41.03 S 37 46 24.82 E 2 00 41 47.99 S 37 40 21.81 E 3 00 32 3.42 S 37 43 59.83 E 4 00 32 48.42 S 37 45 06.28 E 5 00 33 32.24 S 37 46 10.99 E 6 00 36 02.97 S 37 49 53.56 E 7 00 41 33.19 S 37 47 49.75 E Dated the 5th January, 2026. HASSAN ALI JOHO, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.