GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12608

PURSUANT to section 34 of the Mining Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs notifies receipt of an application for mining licence from Defu Kenya Investment & Development Limited which details are set out in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE Applicant Defu Kenya Investment & Development Limited Applicant Address P.O. Box 61110–00200, Nairobi Application Number ML/2024/0187 Application Area 0.1074 km² (1 Cadastral Block) Locality Kiambu County Mineral(s) Sought Group A: Construction and Industrial Minerals (Aggregate) PROPOSED APPLICATION BOUNDARIES Order Lat. Deg. Lat. Min. Lat. Sec. N/S Long. Deg. Long. Min. Long. Sec. E/W 1 01 04 31.00 S 036 35 31.00 E 2 01 04 30.00 S 036 35 30.00 E 3 01 04 32.00 S 036 35 27.00 E 4 01 04 31.00 S 036 35 25.00 E 5 01 04 34.00 S 036 35 24.00 E 6 01 04 32.00 S 036 35 21.00 E 7 01 04 37.00 S 036 35 17.00 E 8 01 04 43.00 S 036 35 14.00 E 9 01 04 43.00 S 036 35 18.00 E 10 01 04 44.00 S 036 35 21.00 E 11 01 04 40.00 S 036 35 21.00 E 12 01 04 40.00 S 036 35 28.00 E 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 forty-two (42) days from the date of this Notice. Any objection by any person or Community against the grant of the mining licence may be submitted to the Cabinet Secretary within forty-two 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. E-mail: cs@mining.go.ke Dated the 5th September, 2025. HASSAN ALI JOHO, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.