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UK firm invests Sh4.8b to extract fluorspar in Elgeyo Marakwet

Mining Blue Economy and Maritime CS Salim Mvurya. [Samson Wire standard]

Fluorspar mining is set to roar back to life in Elgeyo Marakwet County after an eight-year hiatus that saw more than 3,000 jobs lost.

The new investor, a United Kingdom firm, is pumping in Sh4.8 billion to revive mining at Kimwarer in the Keiyo South Sub-County.

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