NATIONAL SAND HARVESTING GUIDELINES
These Guidelines will apply to all sand harvesting activities in Kenya. This will ensure sustainable utilization of the sand resource and proper management of the environment. ... Trust land Act and Mining Act, Forest Act and any other relevant legislations, and define the extent of each Riparian Resource Management Association's area of ...
Bill drafted to bring sanity to sand harvesting
The bill is a variation of the Kitui county sand harvesting and management bill that was previously proposed by a sand harvesting task-force. The draft policy will facilitate enforcement once the ...
NATIONAL SAND HARVESTING GUIDELINES
These Guidelines will apply to all sand harvesting activities in Kenya. This will ensure sustainable utilization of the sand resource and proper management of the …
East Africa's sand minors dig deep for cash | ENACT Africa
A child in Zanzibar can sell an ox cart of sand for US$1.70 (TSh 4 000 ), earning instant cash. Other children work in unlicensed quarries operated by sand miners who sell three tonnes of sand for between US$30 and US$50 (TSh70 000 and TSh120 000) and pay the children meagre daily wages. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the …
Illegal sand harvesting ravages Kitui rivers | Nation
Patrick Kimanzi shows a shallow well damaged by wanton sand mining and expansion of a section of River Kivou in Kitui County on March 16, 2024. The county government has enacted a law to regulate the lucrative sand industry. "We are glad the government has not banned sand harvesting.
Beneath the Sands
The ERC investigation, Beneath the Sands, exposes how greed for grains of sand comes at a fatal human cost: As cities rise in number and countries urbanize rapidly, sand mining-related murders and other associated crimes have taken a toll on poverty-stricken communities. We documented sand-related crimes happening in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, …
Kenyans build sand dams on seasonal rivers to retain water …
Residents in Machakos County, Kenya, construct a sand dam on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) MAKUENI, Kenya (AP) — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley while other …
(PDF) PHYSICO-CHEMICAL EFFECTS OF SAND HARVESTING …
The effects of sand harvesting on economic growth in Kenya: Case study of Machakos County. International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 1, 342-350. Show more
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO …
Sand Harvesting shall only be undertaken at sites designated by the County sand harvesting committees. On farm Sand Harvesting and Lakeshore Sand Harvesting. 8. On–farm Sand harvesting and Lakeshore/Seashore Sand Harvesting shall be carried out as follows: (a) Scooping/ harvesting of sand should not exceed six (6) feet in depth.
SAND HARVESTING AND ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC
22nd January 2024. Full Length Research. Available Online at: https://iajournals/articles/iajah_v1_i4_40_60.pdf. Citation: Buke, M., Musau, J., …
He Who Controls the Sand: Kenya's Mining 'Mafias'
All they want is the sand," says Maneno. "Definitely the conflict will continue." As the demand for sand continues to grow around the world, the body count seems certain to rise with it. He Who Controls the Sand: Kenya's Mining 'Mafias' . In the dark of the night of 20 December, two Kenyan truck drivers met a blazing death.
Isiolo deputy governor roots for sand harvesting ban | Nation
By VIVIAN JEBET. Isiolo Deputy Governor Abdi Issa has proposed a ban on illegal sand harvesting in the region, particularly along the Ewaso Ng'iro River citing depletion of water and sand on river beds. Dr Issa said illegal sand harvesting for commercial use thrives hence eroding water holding capacity at the river which serves …
The messy business of sand mining explained
The messy business of sand mining explained. A 21st century construction boom is driving unregulated sand mining around the world - eroding rivers and coastlines, disrupting ecosystems and hurting ...
Grains of greed: illegal sand mining in Kenya
Makueni is the only county in Kenya with a framework to guide its sand activities. Once an epicentre of sand mining, the county established several laws and a central sand authority to regulate sand …
Kwale Mineral Sands Project
The Kwale Mineral Sands project is located approximately 40km south of Mombasa. Kwale Mineral Sands is a project at an advanced-stage of development, located in Kenya, approximately 40km south of Mombasa. The project is owned and operated by Base Resources, which acquired it from Vaaldiam Mining in August 2010.
Kenya: Sand harvestings' dire impact on rivers and …
It says globally, 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are harvested every year. The conservation group WWF says: "sand mining is already putting unprecedented …
Factors Affecting Sand Harvesting in Machakos County, …
Drug abuse, vegetation loss, insecurity, loss of arable. land, school dropout, noise and disturbance and spread of diseases were the key negative. impacts affecting the people and environment where sand harvesting is practised in. Machakos County in a descending order (Figure 4.19).
Kenya's Sand Harvesting laws and the Sustainable …
Sand mining is prevalent and creates acute environmental degradation and conflicts. This article juxtaposes Kenya's sand harvesting laws against evolving global mining norms …
(Re-)moving earth, building Kenya – The politics of …
Following that, we discuss the scope, the (lack of) regulation and the contestations around sand harvesting in Kenya. Empirically, we zoom in on the political intricacies around sand mining in Kedong Valley. This extraction zone sticks out in …
Sand mining and related violence in Makueni County, Kenya
Along a riverbed in Makueni, men in faded, ripped shirts spend their days illegally digging sand and flinging it onto piles in the baking midday sun. On an average day, 10 trucks come and go from this stretch of river removing about 100 tonnes of sand. There can be up to 20 mining sites on each of Makueni's rivers.". (2).
Kenya: Sand harvestings' dire impact on rivers and aquatic life
It says globally, 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are harvested every year. The conservation group WWF says: "sand mining is already putting unprecedented pressure on rivers, floodplains and ...
Kitui's push for sand harvesting laws gathers steam | Nation
Kitui County Assembly conducted public participation on County River Basin's Sand Utilisation and Conservation Policy and Bill 2023. Tharaka MCA Kimanzi Mwange, chairman of the Environment committee, said ward representatives had already collected views from local communities and other stakeholders and were set to enact the …
Shifting grounds
The world's most used solid resource, the key ingredient of what we imagine as 'modernity'—sand—usually escapes our attention. Skyrocketing demand for sand has sparked conflict and has resulted in loss of life in many countries in the global South. This project is an inquiry into the 'the politics of sand' in one of the world's most rapidly …
No more harvesting sand at night, says Kitui official
He said going forward, there will be no haphazard mining as all sand harvesting will only take place in gazetted and designated mining sites. The executive said the new law stipulates that sand ...
Inside the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand | Scientific American
Under Kenya's "devolution" of public services from the national government to the country's 47 counties, local agencies took responsibility for sand-harvesting licenses, often without ...
Sand harvesting threatens to displace thousands
Sand harvesting is common in Kenya's arid and semi-arid areas, but left uncontrolled it depletes water catchment areas, and experts say there is need to promote sustainability by striking a ...
Take control of sand harvesting to save farmland
The law restricts sand mining to between 6am and 6pm, but illegal miners avoid arrest by harvesting at night. The Act states: "On-farm sand harvesting shall only be undertaken by open-cast ...
SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE FOR ARTISANAL SAND …
Two major dimensions on artisanal sand harvesting were considered, namely governance and sustainability; and this was conceptualized around sand harvesting regulators/and actors, and sand harvesting performance indicators (including socio-demographic profiles, economic profiles, physical and environmental profiles).
Effects of Sand Harvesting on Environment and …
threaten the security of the local residents. Participatory sand harvesting is recommended for sustainable sand harvesting (Mutisya, 2006). Makanya (2008) carried out a study to assess the impact of sand harvesting on the environment in West Pokot educational outcomes in public primary schools in Kathiani Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya.
Kenya's Sand Wars
Sand harvesting will increase in Kenya for the same reason it is increasing in most countries, Beiser says. "Every year, millions of people leave the countryside and move to cities." The UN estimates that Kenya's population will grow by about one million people each year over the next 40 years to become 85 million by 2050.
