Kenya has announced a strategy shift in its mining sector from exporting raw minerals to processing them locally, in a bid to unlock jobs and generate higher earnings from exports. Secretary of Mines in the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs and chief executive to the Mineral Rights Board Thomas Mutwiwa explains the policy push, the delays around key value addition projects and how reforms are reshaping the sector.
Kenya has long exported raw minerals. Why the shift to value addition now?
