The committee will be led by the Mining Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai on behalf of the government and Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited CEO Swaminathan Nagarajan representing the company. Mining CS Hassan Joho speaking during the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals and Beneficiation, organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on July 10, 2026.Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has overseen the establishment of a high-level technical committee to resolve outstanding compliance issues surrounding the suspended operations of Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited.The committee follows a meeting between Joho and executives of the soda ash manufacturer on Tuesday, a day after the Cabinet Secretary accused the company of failing to comply with government directives governing mining operations in Kenya.The committee will be led by the Mining Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai on behalf of the government and Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited CEO Swaminathan Nagarajan representing the company.It will conduct a technical review of the outstanding issues and submit its findings to Joho for consideration and further direction.Among the issues the committee will examine are mineral beneficiation and in-country value addition, outstanding community benefits and royalty obligations, unresolved land matters, opening up the area for multiple mineral extraction and pending m...
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