[Source: Daily Nation, by Caroline Wafula and Derick Musalia]
That residents of parts of western Kenya are literally sitting on billions of shillings in gold deposits became evident on Wednesday when a British company said it has acquired a firm that is prospecting for the mineral in the Lirhanda corridor.
Tanzania-based Shanta Gold Ltd acquired the project from Acacia Exploration (Kenya) Ltd that was originally owned by Acacia Mining before being sold to Barrick Gold Corp.
Barrick announced in a press release on Wednesday that…
