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Balala ignores Taita Taveta Governor John Mruttu, appoints taskforce

Mining cabinet secretary Najib Balala addressing the media on the court battle they have had with Cortec company on 20/03/15 [PHOTO/JENIPHER WACHIE/STANDARD]

Mining Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has appointed an eight-member task force to investigate the controversy surrounding ownership of the Kishushe mining site in Taita Taveta County.

Speaking in Mombasa on Sunday, Mr Balala (pictured) said the formation of the taskforce was occasioned by wrangles over the ownership of the land that had led to the suspension of iron ore mining in the area for the last three years.

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