Kenya: Kuria Warns Kenya Will Fall Behind Uganda, Tanzania Unless It Changes Industrialisation Policy

Nairobi — Former Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has backed the Government’s decision to push Tata Chemicals Magadi out of Kenya, arguing that the country risks being overtaken by Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo unless it fundamentally changes how it exploits its natural resources.

Kuria said Kenya must stop treating industrialisation as a political issue and instead adopt policies that force investors to process raw materials locally…