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Kenyan MPs seek control of oil and mineral deals in new bill

Environment and Natural Resources Chairperson Amina Abdalla

NAIROBI: The fate of multi-billion-shilling deals to exploit the country's natural resources will be decided in Parliament, according to a new bill scheduled for final approval.

The two Houses of Parliament will be required to approve all mineral contracts "with a threshold of Sh50 billion" and also authorise the extraction of crude oil and natural gas in the country.

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