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Gemstone dealers under fire as state moves to enforce mining royalties

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Mining Principal Secretary Harry Kimutai says the delay in the formation of the CDACs continues to fuel illicit financial flows and deny the country revenue. [File, Standard] 

The government has launched a major crackdown on gemstone dealers, frustrating the formation of Community Development Agreement Committees (CDACs) in their areas of operation.

This is in spite of the existence of the Mining Act and mining regulations enacted in 2016.

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