Friday, September 04, 2026
Principal Secretary for the State Department of Industry in the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, Dr Juma Mukhwana.
Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group
A day after President William Ruto confirmed that he kicked out Magadi investors in multinational soda ash mining company Tata Chemicals, a member of his Cabinet has come out to criticise the current trade relationship between Kenya and India.
In an opinion article shared on Friday, Industrialisation Principal Secretary Dr Juma Mukhwana pointed out that Kenya is "buying nearly 14 times more from India than it sells to the country", terming it a trade imbalance that needs to be corrected.
