East Africa’s largest economy joins growing wave of African countries banning raw mineral exports and pushing local processing

By Olamilekan Okebiorun – Business Insider Africa

President William Ruto said on September 6 that his administration was exploring ways to ensure minerals extracted in Kenya are processed locally before export.

He named gold, limestone, iron ore, graphite, titanium and soda ash among the resources targeted under the policy.

“Going into the future, our position as the government. Whether we are talking about Magadi Soda or oil or all our minerals we have taken the decision that we will no longer export raw materials. We are going to process all minerals available in Kenya,” he said.