Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua urged Western Kenya residents to resist commercial gold mining Gachagua addressed growing tensions in Kakamega over gold-rich lands, describing the mineral as ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A gold mining company ...

For years, Kenya’s mining sector has carried an uncomfortable label, a country rich in minerals but poor in measurable mining contribution to the economy. In public discourse, the sector is routinely ...

Emotions ran high in Kakamega as locals opposed gold mining plans and potential relocation from ancestral lands during a ...

This could boost Kenya’s economy, but it could come at the expense of some residents. Kenya has struck gold, literally. Miners in Kakamega County have discovered extensive underground gold deposits, ...

Gold minor working at Osiri Matanda gold mine site in Nyatike Sub-County on January 29, 2021. (Photo by Caleb Kingwara, Standard) Kenya could be losing billions of shillings in tax revenue and foreign ...

Ali Hassan Joho, Kenya’s new mining minister, faces a difficult political task in rallying the Coast region behind the ruling Kenya Kwanza regime ahead of the 2027 election. The region, a stronghold ...

Artisanal miners and locals at Tumanini gold mine in Museno village, Shinyalu Constituency, Kakamega County. [File, Standard] As Kenya prepares to expand its mining sector, from gold operations in ...

Kenya has signed a deal with Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings to monetize the country’s underutilized energy resources. This partnership, announced by Marathon’s CEO Fred Thiel on X, marks a ...