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Some of the minerals found in Kenya include; soda ash, limestone, fluorspar, gemstones and even gold. [2] The Ministry of mining was established as an independent ministry after the 2013 general elections. The government recognized that the mining industry in Kenya has the potential to spur the country's economic growth.
In 2013 and 2014 a number of smaller special economic zones were announced covering export handling, mineral processing, high technology, gaming and tourism. [41] North Korea also used to operate Kaesong Industrial Region in conjunction with South Korea from 2002 until 2016.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries or simply the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA or MoA) is a government ministry of Kenya. Its head office is in the Kilimo House in Nairobi . [ 1 ]
The economy of Kenya is market-based with a few state enterprises. Kenya has an emerging market and is an averagely industrialised nation ahead of its East African peers. . Currently a lower middle income nation, Kenya plans to be a newly industrialised nation by
Agriculture in Kenya dominates Kenya's economy. [1] 15–17 percent of Kenya's total land area has sufficient fertility and rainfall to be farmed, and 7–8 percent can be classified as first-class land. [2] [3] In 2006, almost 75 percent of working Kenyans made their living by farming, compared with 80 percent in 1980. [2]
The economy of Kenya is the largest by GDP in East and Central Africa. [1] [2] Agriculture is a major employer; the country traditionally exports tea and coffee and has more recently begun to export fresh flowers to Europe. The service industry is also a major economic driver. Additionally, Kenya is a member of the East African Community ...
Beach tourism, eco-tourism, cultural tourism, and sports tourism are all part of the tourism sector in Kenya. [4] During the 1990s, the number of tourists traveling to Kenya decreased, partly due to the well-publicized murders of several tourists. [5] However, tourism in Kenya is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange (along with coffee ...
The Kenya Fluorspar Company is a mining company in Kenya, located in Kimwarer, a village in the southern part of the Kerio Valley in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, [1] that was among the few large-scale mining and metallurgical operations in Kenya, and ranked among the country’s leading foreign exchange earners. It operated as a state corporation ...