…  companies have been asked to bid for a tender to extract coal in parts of Kitui and Mwingi districts. The Ministry of Energy asked …  and lacked the capacity as they had not ventured into coal mining before. Coal deposits in the Mui basin are being touted as a viable …

…  hopes of becoming a coal producer are much higher after exploratory drilling in two districts …  to Government geologists carrying out studies in the Mui basin in Kitui and Mwingi districts, coal, which is currently imported, has …  Department and experts from South Africa where coal mining has been a major activity in the Eskom and New Vaal areas. Acting …