This four-year research project, funded by the Danida Research Council, explores how responsible business initiatives support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries, particularly Kenya and Ghana.
This four-year research project, funded by the Danida Research Council, explores how responsible business initiatives support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries, particularly Kenya and Ghana.
The Strathmore Extractives Industry Centre (SEIC) is currently coordinating efforts towards achieving the first book on Mineral Law and Governance in Africa for Kenya as part of a collaborative project between academics from across Africa to create a series of books to be published by Juta Law Publishers, dedicated to mineral law and governance in Africa.
Transparency and Accountability are key principles of good governance whose significance in the petroleum industry is to provide for
The extractives sector in Kenya has elicited increased fears of the impact of the sector on the economy, and adverse impacts on the environment and local populations, which need to be continuously addressed.
These are some of the findings from the Extractives Baraza (EB) county-level information needs assessment in Kenya that commenced in April 1, 2017, for a period of 3 months, in partnership with Aga Khan University – East African Institute (AKU-EAI).
Citizens have a right to know what is being done with their natural resources, from the decision to extract to the granting of concessions; the impact on lives, livelihoods and land rights; the environmental and social impact assessments, the management and sharing of resource revenues, among others.