When Mines and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya announced two weeks ago that precious coltan ore had been discovered in a village in Embu County, it took many locals by surprise. A resident displays precious stones that were extracted at a mining site in Kiangunguru village, Embu County, on February 2, 2024. The Ntharawe road leading to the 'coltan' village, as it is now called after CS Mvurya's announcement, is in bad shape. "Me and my colleagues have been mining coltan and handing it to our bosses. In addition to coltan, other minerals such as cerium, lanthanum, mica, uranium and aquamarine have been discovered in the same village.

Source: Daily Nation February 03, 2024 15:45 UTC