Parliament of KenyaBillGovernance and public finance

The Gold Processing Bill, 2023

11 Aug 2023Parliament bills

The brief

Issued by
National Assembly
Who it affects
gold or products of gold; persons undertaking exploration and exploitation of gold; holders of processing licences; gold refineries and laboratories that analyse, test and grade the properties of gold.
What changed
Establishes the Gold Processing Corporation; provides a legal and institutional framework for collecting, purifying, smelting, fabricating, homogenizing, sampling, registering, monitoring and transporting gold or products of gold; provides for permits for exploration and exploitation and for processing licences; and amends the Mining Act in relation to gold.