Kenya to revoke controversial mining tax
Less than a month after Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as Kenya's new president, his administration is planning to revoke rules passed in 2012, which impose 35% local equity shareholding in the country’s mining licences, reports Business Day.
Unlike most African governments, Kenyatta’s is not seeking larger ownership stakes in foreign miners with the upcoming mining bill, which will eventually replace the existing, obsolete Mining.... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 20th January 2015