I like it when I see political contestants making solid, informed critical comments on economic and public policy. I think it also makes smart politics, especially as people are becoming more and more discerning about such prevailing issues. In this context, Nasa co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka’s
During my first tour of duty as a young man in the diplomatic service many years ago, I was struck by the number of Japanese cars on Kenyan roads. Since coming back to Kenya as the ambassador last year, I have noted that the Japanese
The coal plant threatens the marine ecosystem and the livelihoods of our people. We won’t accept it,” says Wahlid Ahmed, whose Lamu roots go back generations. Indigenous and traditional communities of Lamu, Kenya, have coexisted and managed their land sustainably for generations: merchants, hunter-gatherers, farmers,
The Sh200 billion coal fired power plant is being forced on Lamu people, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka said. Mr Musyoka said the plant had hazardous effects on the environment and human health. Speaking at a rally in Kizingitini Island in Lamu East during his tour
The African Development Bank (AFDB) has unveiled plan to invest $12 billion over the next five years under its new electrification programme. The fund will support its New Deal on energy for Africa which aims to achieve universal access to Africa by 2025. The plan
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Energy to allow private firms to invest in the geothermal sector.Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for 158MW Olkaria V, Geothermal Power Plant at Ol Karia in Naivasha today, he cited Turkana Wind Park Power Project where such
WASHINGTON – Research shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the best guardians of their customary lands and forests. For generations, these communities have managed and conserved the resources on which we all depend, yet they enjoy legal recognition to just one-fifth of what
Pictured: Lamu residents hold placards in protest against the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) decision to hold a public hearing on the Lamu Coal Power Plant in an area that is inaccessible, December 6, 2016 |REUTERS, Abdallah Bargash Lamu – March 30, 2017 Save Lamu has
Wind and solar have historically been dismissed as too expensive and temporally variable, but one of our key findings is that there are plentiful wind and solar resources in Africa that are both low-impact and cost-effective,” said Ranjit Deshmukh, one of the lead researchers of
Source: Business Daily Rights groups based in Lamu have opposed the move by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to approve the Sh200 billion coal-fired power plant set to be established at Kwasasi in Hindi Division, Lamu West. In