Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited is seeking new soda ash mining licences covering 127 square kilometres in Kajiado County to sustain its trona operations and advance low-carbon production at Lake Magadi.

• The twin applications (Gazette Notice Nos. 15009 and 15010) cover 63.56 km² and 63.46 km² respectively, and are open for public comment for 42 days from September 18, 2025.
• The applications were submitted to the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs and signed by Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho.
• Tata Chemicals Magadi, operating since 1911 as Kenya's sole soda-ash producer, cites the new licences as crucial for extending access to trona-bearing deposits and supporting plant modernisation to cut carbon emissions.