A permanent office of the Chamber provides services to mineral resources' development community; provide mineral resources' data to supplement the data available in the Mines & Geological Department and be the focus for the Kenya's mineral investment and trade.
Specific Objectives
- To create conditions which enable miners to cope with the requirements of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act 1999.
- The introduction of suitable legislation, fiscal policies and conditions attractive to both foreign and local investment.
- To support the Government in poverty reduction and job creation efforts.
- To assist small-scale miners to conduct resources evaluation and feasibility surveys in order to be able to acquire loans from financial institutions and attract foreign investors.
- To encourage utilization of local minerals and mineral products in order to conserve foreign exchange and to create employment opportunities in Kenya through industrial development.
- Creation of market opportunities for Kenya's minerals and mineral products both locally and internationally.
- To establish liaison with established Chambers of Mines and Private Sector Organizations in order to acquire exposure on the procedure to be adopted to establish a viable Chamber.
- • To support appropriate royalty policy formulation in order to give the government adequate funds to provide services to the mineral resources development sector.
- To encourage the enforcement of appropriate health and safety standards to ensure that the mining industry is conducted within a safe and healthy environment.
- To assist miners and mining companies with information on the AGOA market as a means of increasing mineral trade and expanding the mineral resources' development sector and employment in the sector.
- To assist mediation in disputes between miners and disputes with other parties in order to stabilize the mineral resources' development sector and enhance decency in the sector.