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Policy shift needed to maximise mineral riches

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Projections that Kenya has the potential to earn a whopping Sh300 billion a year from royalties and taxes levied on mineral exports is good news to a country scrambling to borrow money to fund its development projects.

The projected cash inflows would also go a long way in helping the country meet its ballooning debt obligations both locally and globally.

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