Kenya's President orders Tata Chemicals to end operations in the country
Kenya’s President William Ruto said the government would bring in two new companies to take over operations for Tata Chemicals
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Updated - September 04, 2026 11:33 am IST - NAIROBI
Kenya's President William Ruto.
File | Photo Credit: Reuters
Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Thursday (September 3, 2026) he had ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to stop its operations in Kenya, saying its presence had failed to benefit the country.
Mr.
Ruto said the government would bring in two new companies to take over operations for Tata Chemicals.
In late July, Tata had said Kenya’s government had ordered its unit Tata Chemical Limited to suspend its operations at the Magadi Soda factory and suspended any exports of soda ash.
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“That TATA company ... had that contract for 100 years.
They have not built anything in Kajiado; they have not built any factory in Kajiado,” Mr.
Ruto said during a visit to the region in southern Kenya.
“We have said we will bring a new company and... they should put a big glass company here in Kajiado.
And another company to make chemicals here in Kajiado.
Are we slaves to other people?”
The company could not immediately be reached for comment on Mr.
Ruto’s decision and his criticism.
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