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How Kenya can tap power of its rare earth elements
Unidentified man tries to climb on a bulldozer abandoned at Kaya Mrima where the niobium minerals that have led explores to the natural reserves and sacred forests at Kaya Mrima hills.
Kenya has the potential to become a key global player in the rare earth elements (REEs) market. The exploration of valuable mineral deposits at Mrima Hill in Kwale County, estimated to be worth $62.4 billion, has the potential transform the country's position in the global supply chain for modern technologies.
Despite being found as early as 1919, these minerals remain largely untapped, but with growing global demand for rare metals and other critical minerals that power green technologies, Kenya must seize this chance to unlock the wealth beneath its soil.
