President William Ruto has issued fresh directives on the use of 240,000 acres of land in Magadi, Kajiado County, following the government's decision to have Tata Chemicals exit Kenya.
Speaking during the Maa Cultural Festival in Narok on Saturday, November 14, Ruto said the land, which he claimed had been allocated to one company for 100 years, had not delivered meaningful benefits to the national government, the county government or the Maasai community.
He said the arrangement could no longer continue and directed the Ministry of Mining to fast-track plans to have half of the land allocated to the Kajiado County Government.
The President argued that there was no justification for keeping such a large portion of land under one company when parts of it were not being used for mining activities.
"The 240,000 acres of land belonging to the people of Kajiado were allocated to one company for 100 years. There is nothing meaningful that they have done for the national government, the county government or the Maasai community. I said this situation cannot continue," Ruto said.
"First, we want half of that land to be allocated to the Kajiado County Government because there is no reason to lock up such a large piece of land that is not being used for mining."
