Developing technical skills for the extractive sectors should be a priority

Artisanal gold miners work at one of the mining sites.  

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Any investor intent on venturing into Kenya usually has a checklist, which invariably includes relevant technical skills available in the country, an enabler that allows investors to hit the ground running.

My focus here is on extractives sectors (mining, oil and gas), which for various reasons slowed down significantly over the past six years. We have recently seen strong indications of a mining sector on a revival path, and this calls for adequate mining technical skills.

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