Kwale County Quarrying Act, 2016 (No. 11 of 2016).

This Act regulates the activity of "quarrying" in Kwale County. It establishes the Technical Minerals Harvesting Committee. It shall advise the County Executive Committee on operations of harvesting of common minerals and ensure the (environmentally) sustainable development of common mineral resource exploitation and observance of national norms and standards regarding such activity. Common mineral harvesting from any riverbed shall be undertaken in a way that ensures water retention. The Chief officer in charge of environment shall be responsible for the issuing of licenses under this Act.
The committee shall establish such number of local Common Mineral Resource Management Associations as is necessary which shall be registered by the County Social Services Office. Each Common Mineral Resource Management Association so established and registered shall be responsible for sustainable management of Common mineral harvesting activities in its area of operation. Each Common Mineral Resource Management Association shall ensure that before common mineral harvesting activities are commenced, Environmental Impact Assessment is undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Environment Management Coordination Act, 1999.