Kenya: New mining framework

A new mining bill, intended to replace 70-year-old legislation, is expected to pass through the Senate in July and will be signed into law by October, mines minister Najib Balala said in London on 25 June. In parallel, the government has created a transparent minerals cadastre portal to ease entry for investors and has cancelled 65 mining permits awarded to cronies by previous administrations (of whom only five appealed the loss).