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The Mining ministry is working on a 20-year strategy to leapfrog its gross domestic product contribution from one per cent to at least 10 per cent by 2030.   CS Dan Kazungu said passing the Minerals and Mining Policy and assenting Mining Bill 2016 into law set the ball rolling.   "The . . .

The government is setting up a Mineral Rights Board to replace the current licensing advisory committee, as it embarks on implementing the new Mining Act.   Mining Cabinet secretary Dan Kazungu yesterday said the board will oversee licensing and leasing, and is expected to reduce the time tak . . .

The Kenyan government considers mining as the proverbial sleeping giant of economy which will rise to prominence in the next ten years.   Touting mining as “a key pillar for growth and economic transformation” the country’s mining cabinet secretary, Dan Kizungu, says Kenya i . . .

Nairobi — THE Kenya Mining Forum scheduled for next month in Nairobi will showcase why the East African country is the new mining frontier.   Mining Cabinet Secretary, Dan Kazungu, says the government has recognised the mining industry is a key pillar for growth and economic transformat . . .

Lobbying for influential positions has started in earnest in the new legal order that will govern mining.   The new mining law replaced some laws which were enacted in 1940s just after World War II.   The law creates the crucial Mining Rights Board that will vet applications for licens . . .