A National Assembly committee is demanding a significant overhaul of Kenya's mining revenue-sharing framework to allocate a larger portion to local communities, challenging the current distribution that heavily favors the national government.

• The current framework allocates 70% of mining royalties to the national government, 20% to county governments, and only 10% to local communities.
• The Delegated Legislation committee, led by Chairperson Samuel Chepkonga, argues the current formula is "inequitable" considering the negative impacts mining has on host communities.
• Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho defended the current regulations, stating that changes to the revenue share require amending the Mining Act itself, not just the regulations.