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Kenya's mining risks hitting rock bottom amid declining trend

Hydraulic mining unit at the Base Titanium Mining Company in operation. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Kenya’s mining sector has been on the decline over the last two years, casting doubt as to whether it will ever live up to the hype.

Surveys undertaken over the years show the country is endowed with different minerals, and that the sector could be a key contributor to the economy.

However, over the years, successive regimes have failed to get the sector moving in any meaningful way.