Director of Litigation, Legal Audit and Compliance Ekal Lokuruka emphasised that mineral prospecting must comply with all legal and regulatory requirements, including obtaining the necessary licences, environmental approvals and ensuring continuous community engagement.

The minister said no ranger should be left to serve without adequate support, promising closer attention to housing and other welfare needs of officers deployed across Kenya's conservation areas.

The report noted that Republicans had held the advantage on the economy through most of the US President Donald Trump's first term in office in 2017-2021, throughout former Democratic President Joe Biden's four years in power and into Trump's second term.