Najib Balala tapped to head mining docket

Najib Balala, tapped to head the mining docket, faces a raft of challenges in trying to juggle between ensuring maximum returns from the under-exploited industry while avoiding flight of investors through punitive policy measures.

For one, he has to decide if the requirement that foreigners cede 35 per cent stake to locals stays — or decide what else can best give Kenyans benefit from mining.