President William Ruto's administration lifted a December 2019 blanket moratorium in October last year, re-opening issuance of licences and permits for prospecting and mining.
The Mining ministry has disclosed that less than 10 percent of 1,162 companies, whose bids had been evaluated, have been granted mining rights. Principal Secretary for Mining Elijah Mwangi spoke to Business Daily on reforms they are undertaking to unlock Kenya’s mineral wealth conservatively estimated to be more than $6.6 billion (Sh851.4 billion).
