Nairobi, April 12 -- Kenya's earnings from mineral royalties rose 18.8 per cent last year, signalling a recovery driven largely by tighter regulation of quarries and construction materials following the exit of the giant Australian miner, Base Titanium.

Data from the Ministry of Mining shows royalties rebounded to Sh3.8 billion in 2025 from Sh3.2 billion in 2024.

Despite the recovery, the 2025 earnings remain below the recent peak in 2022 when collections stood at nearly Sh5 billion before easing to Sh3.7 billion in 2023 and dropping further to Sh3.2 billion in 2024, underscoring the lingering impact of the shutdown of large-scale operations in Kwale.

The dip in 2024 followed the depletion of titanium ore, which marked the end of one o...