Kenya eyes a single gold export unit to curb smuggling

A gold extraction site in Isulu, Ikolomani sub-county, Kakamega County on December 16, 2025.

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Kenya targets to centralise its gold exports under a single agency as part of reforms aimed at curbing smuggling and boosting foreign exchange earnings from the mineral.

Under the proposed changes, all gold produced in the country will be sold domestically through a tightly controlled system before export, giving the State visibility over volumes in a sector long dominated by informal trade.

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