On 14th of October, NTV (Kenyan media station) aired a 26-minute documentary on Lamu coal plant project and its supposed benefits for the country. This brazen bid at showing support for #CoalingLamu has been met with contempt by any Kenyans. What was meant to be
The fate of the Sh200 billion Lamu coal fired power plant now hangs in the balance following a recent move by the High Court sitting in Nairobi to reinstate all the stop orders concerning the establishment of the project. The project under the Amu Power
Nairobi 01st October 2018 The High Court sitting in Nairobi, on Monday 24th September, gave orders restoring all automatic stay orders that were issued upon projects that are challenged at the National Environmental Tribunal (NET). The petitions were filed by Katiba Institute and Okoiti Okiya
Pictures from the Demos GLOBAL – Today, activists from the U.S. took action against General Electric’s involvement in the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lamu, Kenya. The protest took place at a side event of the Global Climate Action Summit, being held in
A section of youth in Lamu have opposed the establishment of Sh200 billion coal-fired power plant in the county. Speaking during a one day workshop on environmental degradation and climate change at the Tushauriane Conference Hall in Lamu on Wednesday, the youth expressed concern that
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping offered another $60 billion in financing for Africa on Monday and wrote off some debt for poorer African nations, while warning against funds going towards “vanity projects”. Speaking at the opening of a major summit with African leaders,
Energy forms the foundation of any economic transformation. Kenya’s Vision 2030 development blueprint envisions these ideals – offering opportunities to its citizens. Economic growth means increased energy demand and consumption. Additionally, the growing human population is leading to increased energy demands. It is unfortunate that
With Kenya’s government debt to GDP in 2018 shadowing the 57% mark and economic forecasts not predicting sunnier days, the benefits of debt-funded infrastructural development have become blurred. Kenya has in the recent past experienced significant growth in its infrastructure. Starting with the Thika Super-Highway