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A miner prospects for gold in Ikolomani, Kakamega. [File, Standard]
The government has increased the mining budget from Sh136 million to Sh4 billion as the industry seeks to distribute Sh6.9 billion in mining royalties to 32 counties.
It is the first time the government would be releasing such royalties to counties and communities in areas where mining is practiced since independence.
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