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Kenya asks Tata firm to 'pack & go', President Ruto poses 'slaves' question

short by Ashley Paul / on Thursday, 3 September, 2026
Kenya ordered Tata Chemicals to "pack and go" from the country, ending a century-old contract to produce soda ash at Kajiado's Magadi Soda factory. "That Tata company...had that contract for 100 years. They've not built anything in Kajiado," President William Ruto said. "We'll bring a new company...to make chemicals here in Kajiado. Are we slaves to other people?" Ruto added.
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