Base Titanium plant in Kwale County which has since ceased operations. [File, Standard]

A few days ago, Kwale County Deputy Governor Chirema Kombo walked out of a consultative meeting chaired by the Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho to discuss the prospects of the Mrima Hills project.

The project located in the county has attracted several bidders, a majority of them international conglomerates eyeing deposits of niobium and other highly sought after brare earth minerals whose value is over Sh8.1 trillion.

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} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
}

activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;

} else if (now >= saleStart && now <= saleEnd) {
paywallEl.style.display = “none”;

var diffToEnd = saleEnd – now;
var totalSeconds = Math.floor(diffToEnd / 1000);
var days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (24 * 3600));
var hours = Math.floor((totalSeconds % (24 * 3600)) / 3600);
var minutes = Math.floor((totalSeconds % 3600) / 60);
var seconds = totalSeconds % 60;

activeEl.innerHTML = `

Offer ends in…

${days}Days
${String(hours).padStart(2,’0′)}Hours
${String(minutes).padStart(2,’0′)}Minutes
${String(seconds).padStart(2,’0′)}Seconds

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`;
} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;
}
}

function formatTime(ms) {
let totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
const days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (3600 * 24));
totalSeconds %= 3600 * 24;
const hours = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
totalSeconds %= 3600;
const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
const seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
return `${days}d ${hours}h ${minutes}m ${seconds}s`;
}

updateFlashSale();
setInterval(updateFlashSale, 1000);

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A few days ago, Kwale County Deputy Governor Chirema Kombo walked out of a consultative meeting chaired by the Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho to discuss the prospects of the Mrima Hills project.

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Published Date: 2026-01-13 06:00:00
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By Graham Kajilwa
Source: The Standard
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