GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12613

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 Devki Steel Mills Limited which details are set out in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE Applicant Devki Steel Mills Limited Applicant Address P.O. Box 33319–00600, Nairobi Application Number PL/2024/0577 Application Area 30.7890 km² (143 Cadastral Blocks) Locality Taita Taveta County Mineral(s) Sought Group E: Base and Rare Metals Group (Iron ore) PROPOSED APPLICATION BOUNDARIES Order Lat. Deg. Lat. Min. Lat. Sec. N/S Long. Deg. Long. Min. Long. Sec. E/W 1. 03 15 34.60 S 038 12 24.43 E 2. 03 15 34.54 S 038 11 09.28 E 3. 03 15 07.96 S 038 11 24.35 E 4. 03 14 59.48 S 038 11 09.78 E 5. 03 14 52.25 S 038 10 57.18 E 6. 03 14 52.27 S 038 09 50.41 E 7. 03 15 04.19 S 038 10 11.81 E 8. 03 15 12.34 S 038 10 25.96 E 9. 03 15 19.98 S 038 10 40.15 E 10. 03 15 27.74 S 038 10 54.14 E 11. 03 15 34.53 S 038 11 06.12 E 12. 03 15 34.38 S 038 08 05.22 E 13. 03 14 25.41 S 038 08 05.28 E 14. 03 13 23.33 S 038 08 05.28 E 15. 03 13 23.54 S 038 12 31.76 E 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 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. E-mail: cs@mining.go.ke Dated the 5th September, 2025. HASSAN ALI JOHO, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.