How Sh50 Soda Ash Land Rate Grew to Sh17bn Tax Battle

A Sh17.4 billion tax dispute between Kajiado County Government and Tata Chemicals Magadi Ltd concerning mineral extraction has reached the Supreme Court. The dispute originated from a Sh50 soda ash land rate that escalated over time. In a separate legal development, the High Court has frozen a Sh97.9 million payout to former Little Cab manager Ronald Mahondo pending an appeal by Craft Silicon and its subsidiary related to a secret phone recording controversy. Meanwhile, the High Court also issued temporary orders halting the appointment of Naisiae Paloshe Tobiko as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman), pending a court case challenging the transparency of the recruitment process.