Former Kenyan politician urges diatomite development
By James Sean Dickson
Published: Friday, 12 December 2014
Kenya has been extracting diatomite since 1947. The mineral, which has filter and abrasive applications, is ready to be exploited in the Central Province of Kenya, away from the traditional Western Region production centre, according to former local MP, George Nyanja.
A former Kenyan politician has become the
latest champion of Kenyan
diatomite development, urging the country to consider
exploiting the mineral outside of its traditional production
region.
Ndeiya, located in the Central Province of Kenya, has been
suggested to the Ministry of Mining by former local MP George
Nyanja as a...