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CS Najib Balala: State to build Sh50m gemology centre

Voi, Kenya; The Government has set aside more than Sh50 million to construct a gemology centre in Voi town, Taita-Taveta County, Mining Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has said.

The CS said the establishment of the centre would be used for value addition of raw minerals in the region, where about 70 per cent of gemstone mining in the country is carried out.

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