State renews its plan to revive flourspar factory

Mining fluorspar. Demand for minerals like soda ash, fluorspar, and diatomite has firmed up. Photo/STEPHEN MUDIARI

The government plans to jumpstart the revival of fluorspar factory in Elgeyo Marakwet that it reposed from a firm associated with the Nicholas Biwott family will take longer.

In an interview with Business Daily, the mining Principal Secretary Peter Kaberia said even though the government is committed to ensuring that the plant becomes operational, the market remains one of the biggest headaches.

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