Tata ‘must pay’ $170m for soda ash plant, Kenyan local government says
By Michael Greenfield, Michael Greenfield
Published: Tuesday, 12 February 2019
A local government in Kenya says that Tata Chemicals has defaulted on payments for land rates for several years, with local media reporting that the resulting dispute could lead to a soda ash facility being closed.
Tata Chemicals has asked for a resolution to be found in its
dispute with the local government of Kajiado county in Kenya,
over allegations that the India-based multinational has
defaulted on payments totaling 17 billion Kenyan shillings
($170 million) relating to the Magadi natural soda ash
facility.
The Kajiado government...