GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 8043

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 Celestlink Investments 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 Celestlink Investments Limited Applicant Address P.O BOX 88045–80100, Mombasa Application Number PL/2025/0642 Application Area 315 km² (1500 Cadastral Blocks) Locality Kilifi and Tana River Counties Mineral(s) Sought Garnet and Zircon, Rutile & Ilmenite (Titanium) PROPOSED APPLICATION BOUNDARIES Order Lat. Deg. Lat. Min. Lat. Sec. N/S Long. Deg. Long. Min. Long. Sec. E/W 1. 02 48 00.00 S 39 58 45.00 E 2. 02 48 00.00 S 40 09 00.00 E 3. 02 48 15.00 S 40 09 00.00 E 4. 02 48 15.00 S 40 09 15.00 E 5. 02 48 30.00 S 40 09 15.00 E 6. 02 48 30.00 S 40 09 45.00 E 7. 02 48 45.00 S 40 09 45.00 E 8. 02 48 45.00 S 40 10 30.00 E 9. 02 50 15.00 S 40 10 30.00 E 10. 02 50 15.00 S 40 09 00.00 E 11. 02 50 45.00 S 40 09 00.00 E 12. 02 50 45.00 S 40 08 45.00 E 13. 02 51 00.00 S 40 08 45.00 E 14. 02 51 00.00 S 40 08 30.00 E 15. 02 51 45.00 S 40 08 30.00 E 16. 02 51 45.00 S 40 08 15.00 E 17. 02 55 30.00 S 40 08 15.00 E Order Lat. Deg. Lat. Min. Lat. Sec. N/S Long. Deg. Long. Min. Long. Sec. E/W 18. 02 55 30.00 S 40 08 30.00 E 19. 02 56 00.00 S 40 08 30.00 E 20. 02 56 00.00 S 40 08 45.00 E 21. 02 56 30.00 S 40 08 45.00 E 22. 02 56 30.00 S 40 09 00.00 E 23. 02 58 30.00 S 40 09 00.00 E 24. 02 58 30.00 S 40 08 45.00 E 25. 02 59 15.00 S 40 08 45.00 E 26. 02 59 15.00 S 40 05 15.00 E 27. 02 57 00.00 S 40 05 15.00 E 28. 02 57 00.00 S 40 05 30.00 E 29. 02 55 15.00 S 40 05 30.00 E 30. 02 55 15.00 S 39 58 45.00 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.