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Mvurya revokes 3,000 illegal mining licences as ban is lifted

Cabinet Secretary of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya with two of his Principal Secretaries, and other Ministry oficials addressing media yesterday at Transcom House, Nairobi. [James Wanzala, Standard]

Some 3,000 illegal mining operations have been stopped, Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has said.

The Ministry has also profiled illegal miners and mineral dealers with a view of closing all their operations.

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