Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, handing over the Mining Act 2016 to Cabinet Secretary for Mining Dan Kazungu on June 13, 2016. (Photo: Uhuru Kenyatta’s Facebook).

During the first Mining Forum ever held in Kenya, Mining Cabinet Secretary Dan Kazungu said his country will strive to have more organized mining sector.

Among the first steps the government will implement to work towards that goal is conducting a year-long airborne survey to map mineral deposits. With an initial funding of approximately $29.64 million, the objective of the study is to attract mining explorers particularly to the western part of the country where gold has been discovered.