In February last year, Parliament passed the Mining and Minerals Bill (2021), which spells out how the sharing of mineral royalties is to be done.  The Bill allows the sub counties and town councils to share part of the royalties, in an arrangement where the government takes 65% of the share while district local councils take 20%.  Under the same arrangement, sub counties and town councils will take 10% of the share, and land owners or lawful occupants of the land take the remaining 5%. The law, in principle, aims to create an accountable and transparent licensing regime and also provide for the participation of host communities in the entire decision-making chain of mining.  