There is need to regulate sand harvesting to guarantee its sustainable use and mitigate its negative impacts. This study sought to analyze the factors leading to increased sand …
52· The national environmental tribunal (NET) in Kenya stopped China Roads and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) from harvesting sea sand in Kwale County for construction of the terminal of SGR after locals appealed against a …
202497· The residents also accuse the county government of double standards, on the one hand having a law that seeks to outlaw sand harvesting, while on the other hand …
Sand harvesting is common in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas, but left uncontrolled it depletes water catchment areas, and thus, the need to promote Sand mining diminishes water clarity …
Sand harvesting is common in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas, but left uncontrolled it depletes water catchment areas, and thus, the need to promote Sand mining diminishes water clarity …
2024324· Sand miners load a truck at River Kivou in Kitui County on May 10, . Kitui Governor Julius Malombe has moved to regulate sand harvesting. Despite the recent …
2024324· Sand miners load a truck at River Kivou in Kitui County on May 10, . Kitui Governor Julius Malombe has moved to regulate sand harvesting. Despite the recent implementation of a law regulating sand harvesting in Kitui …
731· With new regulations requiring all sand workers to be 18 years or older and registered through unions, the Makueni County inspectorate ordered any children found …
systems in place that governs sand harvesting in Kenya; (ii) to establish the impact of the existing governance structures in the study area, (iii) to determine the performance indicators that …
2024324· Sand miners load a truck at River Kivou in Kitui County on May 10, . Kitui Governor Julius Malombe has moved to regulate sand harvesting. Despite the recent …
lyze data from key informant interviews. The findings of the study revealed that sand harvesting in Kobala sub-location has had negative social effects on the residents by increasing the rate of …
2025224· Kenya’s booming construction sector relies heavily on sand as a key material for concrete production. Rivers such as Athi, Tana, and Ewaso Ng’iro have become major …
53· Though sand and its illegal extraction in Kenya is a relatively understudied subject and limited research is available, media reports indicate that sand mining happens …
2025511· To address the conflict over sand, Kitui County government has intensified efforts to streamline the lucrative sand industry. Governor Malombe has set up a team to …
2025325· "Under the sand harvesting regulations, harvesting should be done from the bed of the lake or river, but not from the bank," Mr Nyandoro emphasises. Kenya''s Environmental …
2025211· Sand mining has led to the drying of aquifers, riverbank and bed erosion, water and air pollution and loss of biodiversity. The government has introduced Environmental …
2024220· Headlines like “The Coming Sand Wars” (Beiser, 2019 in Foreign Policy), “The Deadly Global War for Sand (Beiser, 2015 in Wired), or “Kenya’s Sand Wars” (Constable, …
2013324· 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 …
52· The national environmental tribunal (NET) in Kenya stopped China Roads and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) from harvesting sea sand in Kwale County for construction of the …
Sand mining is prevalent and creates acute environmental degradation and conflicts. This article juxtaposes Kenya’s sand harvesting laws against evolving global mining norms and assesses …
2025211· Sand mining has led to water and air pollution and loss of biodiversity. The government has introduced Environmental Management and Coordination (Sand Harvesting) …
712· Empirically, we zoom in on the political intricacies around sand mining in Kedong Valley. This extraction zone sticks out in regard to scale of sand removal, scope of …
Sand harvesting is common in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas, but left uncontrolled it depletes water catchment areas, and thus, the need to promote Sand mining diminishes water clarity …
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 …
Sand Harvesting Sites. riverbanks, catchment areas among others) to ensure environmental sustainability. ac undertaken at sites designated by the County sand harvesting committe On …