Mining firms want licencing ban lifted


[Source: Business Daily, by Brian Ngugi]

Stakeholders in the mining industry want the government to lift a ban imposed on issuance of licences to attract new investors and spur growth of the sector.

Through the Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM), the industry is calling on the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to withdraw a moratorium against the granting or renewal of any mineral right imposed in December last year saying the move is hurting the sector.

“We want the moratorium to be lifted without…

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