Kenya pushes for retention and local mineral processing

President William Ruto delivers a keynote address at the Kenya Mining Investment Conference and Expo in Nairobi on April 28, 2026.

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Kenya is shifting from extracting and exporting raw minerals to local processing, value addition and integrated industrial value chains.

This was President William Ruto’s message as he opened the 2026 Mining Investment Conference in Nairobi, saying Kenya aims to retain more of the mineral value chain.