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Citizen Digital
… Tata Chemicals has been in Kenya for 115 years, starting operations in 1911 at Lake Magadi as the Magadi Soda Company and was later owned by Tata Chemicals in 2005. …
President Ruto announces Kenya will no longer export unprocessed mineralsCapital News
… Tata Chemicals Magadi, formerly Magadi Soda Company, has operated at Lake Magadi since 1911 and became part of Tata Chemicals in 2005. …
Ruto hits Linda Mwananchi critics, defends Magadi licence revocationCapital News
… Tata Chemicals Magadi, formerly known as Magadi Soda Company, has operated at Lake Magadi since 1911 and became part of Tata Chemicals in 2005. …
Why I ordered Tata Chemicals out of Kenya: RutoThe Standard
… Operations at the Lake Magadi site began in 1911, when it was established as the Magadi Soda Company. …
Ruto orders Tata Chemicals out, sets conditions for new investorPresident William Ruto has announced that Kenya will no longer export raw minerals, stating the government will instead process all minerals—including gold, limestone, iron ore, graphite, titanium, and soda ash—locally to increase employment and capital value. He said the administration will seek partnerships to process these minerals.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has announced that Kenya will no longer export raw minerals, stating the government will instead process all minerals—including gold, limestone, iron ore, graphite, titanium, and soda ash—locally to increase employment and capital value. He said the administration will seek partnerships to process these minerals.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto defended the government's decision to end Tata Chemicals Magadi's arrangement at Lake Magadi, calling the 100-year contract "exploitative" and saying Kenya must stop exporting raw materials without creating local jobs and industries. He said the government would open the resource to multiple investors on condition they establish processing and manufacturing facilities in Kenya.
5 September 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto has ordered Indian-owned Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya, accusing the company of operating at Lake Magadi for about 100 years while extracting mineral wealth without establishing factories, creating sufficient jobs, or adding value locally. Ruto said the government would seek a new investor with strict conditions requiring manufacturing plants in Kajiado rather than raw material extraction and export.
3 September 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto ordered the closure of Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited, accusing it of failing to invest in Kajiado County despite operating there for decades and extracting resources without sufficiently contributing locally. The government will issue the Lake Magadi soda ash mining licence to a new investor required to establish a glass manufacturing plant and chemical facility in the county.
3 September 2026 · The Standard →