MPs move to ban export of local iron ore

Workers at an Iron Ore mining quarry in Jaribuni, Kilifi County [Maureen Ongala, Standard]

The export of iron ore could be banned if Parliament approves a proposed law that will include the mineral in the list of goods that cannot be exported.

The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to include iron ore on the list of goods that are “prohibited and restricted exports.”