Ruto moves to end Tata Chemicals’ dominance of Magadi soda ash industry

President William Ruto is moving to break Tata Chemicals’ long-standing dominance of Magadi’s soda ash industry, directing the entry of four to five new companies to drive local manufacturing and value addition. The president wants Kenya to stop exporting raw soda ash and instead use the resource to manufacture glass and chemicals locally. He has tasked Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho with implementing the directive, setting the stage for a new chapter in the Magadi mining controversy. Melita Oletenges reports.