GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 8041

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 Ablun Mining Company 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. SCHEDULE Applicant Ablun Mining Company Limited Applicant Address PO Box 7251–00300, Nairobi Application Number PL/2018/0123 Application Area 241.2461 km² (1122 Cadastral Blocks) Locality Mandera 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 04.00 00.00 00.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E 2 04.00 00.00 00.00 N 40.00 10.00 00.00 E 3 03.00 51.00 15.00 N 40.00 10.00 00.00 E 4 03.00 51.00 15.00 N 40.00 00.00 00.00 E 5 03.00 56.00 00.00 N 40.00 00.00 00.00 E 6 03.00 56.00 00.00 N 40.00 00.00 15.00 E 7 03.00 56.00 15.00 N 40.00 00.00 15.00 E 8 03.00 56.00 15.00 N 40.00 00.00 45.00 E 9 03.00 56.00 30.00 N 40.00 00.00 45.00 E 10 03.00 56.00 30.00 N 40.00 01.00 15.00 E 11 03.00 56.00 45.00 N 40.00 01.00 15.00 E 12 03.00 56.00 45.00 N 40.00 01.00 45.00 E 13 03.00 57.00 00.00 N 40.00 01.00 45.00 E 14 03.00 57.00 00.00 N 40.00 02.00 15.00 E 15 03.00 57.00 15.00 N 40.00 02.00 15.00 E 16 03.00 57.00 15.00 N 40.00 02.00 45.00 E 17 03.00 57.00 30.00 N 40.00 02.00 45.00 E 18 03.00 57.00 30.00 N 40.00 03.00 15.00 E 19 03.00 57.00 45.00 N 40.00 03.00 15.00 E 20 03.00 57.00 45.00 N 40.00 03.00 45.00 E 21 03.00 58.00 00.00 N 40.00 03.00 45.00 E Order Lat. Deg. Lat. Min. Lat. Sec. N/S Long. Deg. Long. Min. Long. Sec. E/W 22 03.00 58.00 00.00 N 40.00 04.00 15.00 E 23 03.00 58.00 15.00 N 40.00 04.00 15.00 E 24 03.00 58.00 15.00 N 40.00 04.00 45.00 E 25 03.00 58.00 30.00 N 40.00 04.00 45.00 E 26 03.00 58.00 30.00 N 40.00 05.00 15.00 E 27 03.00 58.00 45.00 N 40.00 05.00 15.00 E 28 03.00 58.00 45.00 N 40.00 05.00 30.00 E 29 03.00 59.00 00.00 N 40.00 05.00 30.00 E 30 03.00 59.00 00.00 N 40.00 06.00 00.00 E 31 03.00 59.00 15.00 N 40.00 06.00 00.00 E 32 03.00 59.00 15.00 N 40.00 06.00 45.00 E 33 03.00 59.00 30.00 N 40.00 06.00 45.00 E 34 03.00 59.00 30.00 N 40.00 07.00 00.00 E 35 03.00 59.00 45.00 N 40.00 07.00 00.00 E 36 03.00 59.00 45.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E 37 04.00 00.00 00.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E EXCLUSION ZONE 1 03.00 56.00 30.00 N 40.00 07.00 15.00 E 2 03.00 56.00 15.00 N 40.00 07.00 15.00 E 3 03.00 56.00 15.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E 4 03.00 56.00 00.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E 5 03.00 56.00 00.00 N 40.00 07.00 45.00 E 6 03.00 55.00 15.00 N 40.00 07.00 45.00 E 7 03.00 55.00 15.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E 8 03.00 55.00 30.00 N 40.00 07.00 30.00 E 9 03.00 55.00 30.00 N 40.00 07.00 00.00 E 10 03.00 55.00 45.00 N 40.00 07.00 00.00 E 11 03.00 55.00 45.00 N 40.00 06.00 30.00 E 12 03.00 56.00 30.00 N 40.00 06.00 30.00 E 13 03.00 56.00 30.00 N 40.00 07.00 15.00 E 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 Dated the 29th May, 2026. HASSAN ALI JOHO, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.