On January 3, the High Court declined Rockland Kenya Ltd’s request to stop the implementation of a previous directive on export permits.
Rockland was referring to a September 7, 2017 directive that requires miners to seek export permits from the Mining Cabinet Secretary instead of the Director of Mines. The company claimed that the minister was frustrating its business operations and that the delay in processing the export permit was a violation of its rights under Article 40(2)(a) of the Constitution, which forbids the enactment of any law that deprives a person of property or interest.
