mining sector

Counties

Treasury releases Sh2.9bn mineral royalties to counties

The payment covers counties identified as beneficiaries of mineral royalty revenue. Previous records listed 32 mineral-rich counties, among them Kwale, Makueni, Taita Taveta, Homa Bay, West Pokot, Kericho, Kakamega and Elgeyo-Marakwet.

By Maureen Kinyanjui · 12 Aug 2026

Business

State push on quarries lifts mining revenue to Sh3.8bn

The fall in 2024 followed the exhaustion of titanium deposits, which brought an end to one of Kenya’s most important mining ventures in Kwale. Over an 11-year period, Base Titanium shipped about 5.2 million tonnes of mineral sands, including 3.89 million tonnes of ilmenite, 804,000 tonnes of rutile, and 295,000 tonnes of zircon, in addition to other smaller mineral exports.

By Rose Achieng · 13 Apr 2026