Kenya: Can Ruto turn the Tata Chemicals row into votes in 2027?
The government suspended Tata Chemicals’ operations in July over licensing breaches, royalty disputes and the lack of a local value-addition plan. Mary Lekole, who relied on the company’s water tankers along the Magadi-Kiserian road in Kajiado County, has struggled to find clean water since the closure. The tankers stopped operating after the suspension.
Why it matters: The suspension of Tata Chemicals and its effect on water access illustrate the geoeconomics theme of resource disputes shaping political outcomes.