Don't allow foreigners to map out our mines

Parliament did the right thing last week when it ruled out giving a Chinese company a contract to do digital mapping for Kenya minerals. To show that it means business, Parliament put money where its mouth is by bringing back Sh2.7 billion budget that had been slashed from the budget estimates.
Parliament went even further and insisted that the survey must be carried out by local geologists.Perhaps, Treasury may deem it necessary to explain to Kenyans why it is finding it so hard to find a paltry Sh7 billion in a Sh2 trillion budget to finance an exercise with the potential to unlock trillions of shillings in revenues from investments in the mining sector.