State steps up minerals value addition shift

President William Ruto speaks during a past event at State House, Nairobi, on December 18, 2025.

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Kenya is accelerating a shift toward value addition of local mineral resources as it seeks to unlock billions from its natural extractives sector in coming years, underpinned by reforms to end raw exports.

Speaking during the ongoing two-day Kenya Mining Investment Conference in Nairobi, President William Ruto said the government is restructuring the sector to ensure the country captures more value, noting that reliance on raw exports in the past has limited economic gains.

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