Gypsum mining companies in Bura Constituency and environmental compliance

Question

Hon. Speaker, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining: a) How many gypsum mining companies are operating in Bura Constituency (Tana North Sub County) and how many among these companies have complied with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as required under the National Environmental Management and Coordination Act, (EMCA) ? b) What sufficient measures have the Ministry put in place to ensure that environmental degradation is mitigated and that companies engaged in environmental degradation are banned and prosecuted as stipulated by the relevant statutes? c) What benefits is the community getting from gypsum mining companies operating in Bura Constituency Thank you, Hon. Speaker.