| Published Tue, April 24th 2018 at 00:00, Updated April 23rd 2018 at 22:13 GMT +3The extraction of iron ore has resumed after a 15-year suspension, the county government has announced. The national Government suspended extraction on a 68.4-square kilometre land in 2014 due to a longstanding boundary dispute, which involved a former investor, Wanjala Mining Company, and the management of Kishushe Ranching Co-operative Society Limited. New investorAccording to Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja (pictured), already a new investor - Samruddha Resources Kenya Limited - has procured assorted assets from Wanjala Mining Company and installed a weighbridge at the site to quantify minerals that would be transported out of Kishushe. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840The governor said resumption of iron ore extraction activities would improve revenue collection and create jobs for local youth. “For the past 15 years the national Government, the county and the community have not received their fair share of revenue accruing from iron ore... Now that mining has resumed, every party will receive its fair share of revenue,” said Mr Samboja.

Source: Standard Digital April 23, 2018 21:00 UTC