DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCE SURVEY AND REMOTE SENSING (DRSRS)

A satelite view of Lake Victoria and map of Kenya
The Department was started in 1976 and was by then known as the Kenya Rangeland Ecological Monitoring Unit (KREMU). Its main function was to monitor the condition and trend of rangelands, through livestock, wildlife and vegetation surveys, using remote sensing and aerial surveys, together with ground sampling techniques.

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MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Some of the minerals found in Kenya

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Department was started on 1st January, 1933 through the Mining Ordinance of 1933, which replaced the code prevailing in the then Tanganyika Territory of 1931. The current Mining Act Chapter 306 commenced on 1st October 1940 and has been revised on two occasions 1972 and 1987.

The Department is headed by the Commissioner of Mines and Geology. It is divided into Mining and Geology Divisions.

MANDATE

  • Carry out geological Survey and Research
  • Maintenance of Geo-scientific database and information
  • Administration of legislation relating to mineral resources development
  • Mining and Mining Policy formulation
  • Advising the Government on Mineral Policy matters
  • Supervision of quarry and Mine safety
  • Security of commercial explosives.

COMMISSIONER OF MINES,
MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
MADINI HOUSE, MACHAKOS ROAD,
P.O. BOX. 30009-00100
NAIROBI, KENYA
TEL. +254 20 558034
FAX. +254 20 555796
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Last Updated ( Friday, 06 February 2009 04:57 )