Treasury on the spot as idle mining royalties hit Sh6 billion

The National Treasury building. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A cash pile of mining royalties due for payment to counties and communities has risen to more than Sh6 billion over the last four years, due to delays in concluding a legal instrument required to unlock the funds, a committee of Parliament has said.

The Environment and Natural Resources Committee of Parliament said the National Treasury was to blame for the delayed disbursements as required in the Mining Act of 2016.

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