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Is it Fool’s Gold? Why Kenya’s hopes of mineral windfall are fast fading

Kilimapesa gold mine in Lolgorian, Narok County that was operated by British firm Goldplat. It suspended mining activities at the site last year. [File, Standard]

At the beginning of the last decade, mining was sold as a formidable sector with potential to change Kenya’s fortunes.

The country believed it was firmly on the path to earn trillions from more than 77 different minerals buried beneath the surface.

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