Ruto: Kenya to end raw mineral exports

[PCS] President William Ruto says Kenya will no longer allow its mineral wealth to leave the country in raw form, coming days after the controversial saga surrounding Tata Chemicals’ operations at Lake Magadi.

Ruto defended the government’s decision to suspend Tata Chemicals’ operations at Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, arguing that Kenya has not been receiving sufficient value from the natural resource and that more investors should be given an opportunity to develop the area.

The President made the remarks during a thanksgiving service in South Horr, Samburu County, on Sunday, where he announced a broader government policy aimed at shifting Kenya from exporting raw materials to processing them locally.