Kenyan Communities Worry About New Mineral Finds
08/11/2013
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Hi again. Welcome back to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.
Today, we are talking about women’s soccer. One player in Lebanon has a surprising fan.
“I was really skilled and he was like ‘give her special training session. I want her to get better and better.’”
But first, we are discussing a topic that we have visited before on this program: improving the economy across Africa. Kenya might have good news on that subject. Oil and rare earth minerals were recently discovered there. Those resources could help improve East Africa’s largest economy.
But VOA’s Mohammed Yusuf also found that some citizens in Kenya worry that new building projects will hurt local communities. Christopher Cruise has his report.
Mining companies in Kenya recently announced they have discovered new mineral deposits near the coast. The companies have also reported the possibility of large amounts of oil in the northern part of the country.
Mining companies say some of these finds could be worth billions of dollars. And, local communities are hoping to gain from some of those profits.
But the government has warned companies about making such announcements before they are sure about the finds.
Najib Balala is Kenya’s Secretary for Mining. He spoke to reporters in Nairobi this week. He said the government will ask mining companies for details about their findings before announcing them to the public.
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