Kenyan officials took advantage of this year’s World Environment Day last week to try to rally the public around a tree planting campaign meant to boost the country’s forest cover and tame the destructive effects of climate change. The “Panda Miti, Penda Kenya” campaign championed
Anti-coal activists in Lamu County are under siege from State agencies whom they accuse of deliberately plotting and setting out to kill activism in the region. They also accuse the agencies of peddling lies about their activities and deny being foreign agents out to frustrate
Kitui Women representative Dr. Irene Kasalu on Saturday, June 9th told Governor Ngilu’s face that her stand on opposing coal mining in the rich Mui coal basin within Kitui county has not changed. Speaking during a fundrive aimed at constructing a dormitory at Thitani girls
Address Of His Holiness Pope Francis To Participants At The Meeting For Executives Of The Main Companies In The Oil And Natural Gas Sectors, And Other Energy Related Businesses Download the original document as below: papa-francesco_20180609_imprenditori-energia Our Eminence, Distinguished Executives, Investors and Experts, Ladies and Gentlemen,
We the people, comprising of Kenyans from all walks of life, bringing together different actors and institutions, including women groups, civil society organizations, youth associations, professional groups, non state actors and institutions of persons with disabilities, all coming together under the banner of deCOALonize KENYA, hereby commit and
Kenya seeks to cut by half the capacity of its planned Lamu coal-fired power plant to avoid ending up with more than needed electricity that would force consumers to pay for idle plants. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has instructed developers of the proposed 1,050-megawatt
Nairobi, Kenya: 5 June 2018 Today anti-coal activists across Kenya including from Lamu and Kitui held the #CoalNiSumu (Coal is Poison) demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya. About 250 people participated in the peaceful march through the Central Business District. It was the first anti-coal demonstration in Nairobi, but
Kenya seeks to cut by half the capacity of its planned Lamu coal-fired power plant to avoid ending up with more than needed electricity that would force consumers to pay for idle plants. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has instructed developers of the proposed 1,050-megawatt
Coal ni Sumu! Protest World Environment Day, Tuesday 5 June 2018, 10:00AM Freedom Corner Uhuru, Park, Nairobi Haki Africa, #TeamCourage, and deCOALonize are organising a protest against coal industry development in Kenya on Tuesday 5 June 2018. It will commence at 10:00 am at Freedom
Congress letter to AfDB Executive Directors 2018.05.28_Congress letter to AfDB president regards Lamu Coal Plant The Honorable Akinwumi Adesina President, African Development Bank Group Dear President Adesina: We are writing to urge the African Development Bank (ADB) against financing the development