GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 1265

NOTICE is given that an application under section 17 of the Mining Act has been made by Messrs. Weka Habari Ltd, of P.O. Box 6077–00200, Nairobi, Kenya for a special licence to prospect for all Minerals over an area described in the schedule hereto and the said application has been accepted for consideration. By virtue of the above mentioned section of the Mining Act, the said area of land is therefore re-opened to prospecting and mining and by virtue of section 7 (1) (d) of the same Act, the said area of land is excluded from prospecting and or mining except as regards any prospecting and mining rights granted in respect of the area or any part thereof before the date of this notice which are subsisting or any right of renewal thereof. Any objection to the grant of the special licence may be made in writing and addressed to the Commissioner of Mines and Geology, P.O. Box 30009–00100, Nairobi, Kenya to reach him within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. SCHEDULE An area of approximately 1200 km situated in Turkana District of Rift Valley Province, delineated on Moroto topo sheet No. NA-36-8 of scale 1:250,000 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at point ―A‖ grid reference YT 6040; thence on a grid bearing of 90 for a distance of approximately 50 km to point ―B‖ grid reference ZT 1040; thence on a grid bearing of 180 for a distance of approximately 20 Km to point ―C‖ grid reference ZT 1020; thence on a grid bearing of 270 for a distance of approximately 50 km to point ―D‖ grid reference YT 6020; thence on a grid bearing of 360 for a distance of approximately 20 km to the point of commencement. Dated the 5th January, 2012. M. N. MASIBO, MR/8585905 Acting Commissioner of Mines and Geology.