Author: Muindi

The government has stepped back from confrontation and opened the door to negotiation with Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited. The Ministry of Mining and Blue Economy has assembled a senior technical committee to resolve the compliance issues that led President William Ruto to order the closure of the company’s operations at Lake Magadi. Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho announced the move on Tuesday, September 8, following what he described as a productive meeting with the company’s executives at his office. From Shutdown Order to Negotiating Table Ruto had previously told Tata Chemicals to “pack their bags and leave,” accusing the company…

Hundreds of Burundians lined up outside their embassy in Nairobi on Monday, seeking travel documents to go home after President William Ruto ordered a crackdown on small scale traders from abroad. Most in the queue were young men, some clutching suitcases, others carrying whatever they could fit into a single bag. Why traders are heading for the exit Ruto issued the order last week after meeting Kenyan traders who had been protesting a hike in import duty. He told authorities to shut down all small scale businesses run by foreign nationals, with enforcement due to start Monday. Kenya’s trade ministry…

Dr James Mworia has been appointed founding Chief Executive Officer of the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), the National Infrastructure Fund Board announced on Monday, September 7, handing him the task of mobilising billions of shillings for the country’s biggest infrastructure projects. The board said the appointment followed a competitive recruitment process and took effect immediately. “The Board of the National Infrastructure Fund is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr James Mworia, MBS, as founding Chief Executive Officer, following a competitive recruitment process with effect from 7 September 2026,” the board said in a statement. What The National Infrastructure Fund…

President William Ruto has ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to end its operations at Lake Magadi, telling residents of Kajiado County that the company has given them nothing in return for decades of mineral extraction. The order lands in the middle of an unresolved legal fight over billions of shillings in county land rates and royalties, and revives questions about a colonial-era mining lease that a Kenyan government extended to 2053 just over two decades ago. Speaking during a tour of southern Kenya on Thursday, Ruto said his government would replace Tata with two new companies. The announcement follows weeks of…

Armed men dragged Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich from his car along the Gilgil Nakuru Road on Tuesday night, holding him for roughly nine hours before he was found alive near Masinga Dam in Machakos County. The incident has drawn condemnation from media and rights organisations, who are demanding a transparent police investigation. The Standard Group PLC confirmed Kiprotich was seized shortly before 9:20 pm as he travelled to Nakuru. Video footage that circulated online showed masked men blocking his vehicle before pulling him out. His family and colleagues, unable to reach him for hours, searched through the night.…

Kenya’s High Court has paused the sale of Diageo’s stake in East African Breweries (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings, freezing the ownership structure until two regulatory processes conclude. Justice Francis Gikonyo ordered that EABL’s ownership and control remain as they stood on June 18, 2026. The order holds until the Capital Markets Tribunal rules on a pending appeal and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) finishes its review of the transaction. The ruling extends a legal dispute Khusoko has followed since Diageo and Asahi announced the deal. Courts have fielded challenges from a distributor, a contractor, and now a…