Editorial in Kenya’s largest newspaper Wednesday June 12 2019 Kenya’s growth depends on efficient infrastructure. This is the reason the government has invested heavily in infrastructure development, especially in the past two decades. However, experience has shown that infrastructure projects have become conduits for looting
Link to IEEFA press statement as below Link to full IEEFA report (PDF) IEEFA report: The Lamu Coal Plant will hinder, not spur, economic growth in Kenya Misdirected assumptions about construction, capacity, and costs June 10, 2019 (NAIROBI) – The proposed Lamu coal plant in
Media Advisory Full document PDF here For Immediate Release 7 June 2019 For more information contact:Omar ElmawideCOALonize Campaign Coordinator omar.elmawi at decoalonize.net IEEFA report: The Lamu Coal Plant will hinder, not spur, economic growth in Kenya Who: Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Story by Save Lamu / Khadija Jumalink to original “I am not of today my child, I am from long ago. I saw the world smiling and laughing, today the world is crying” Such are the words of Mahmoud Hamid popularly known as Tike who
Sunday, June 2, 2019Link to original letterby Fredrick Njehu, senior political adviser, Greenpeace Africa Mr George Wachira’s article published in the Business Daily on 29 May titled Why Kitui coal energy should be prioritised presents a fast fading narrative that investing in its mining is a viable
“On top of the devastating health and environmental issues; developing the Lamu Coal Plant will have a profound impact on Lamu’s economy and damage tourism, fishing and Agriculture industries irreparably. ” ~ Tamara Britten Get link to the article here.
Kenya: Environmental Impact Assessment – Why It Fails in Kenya Original source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201510122473.html By John O. Kakonge Kenya is building huge infrastructural projects such as the Thika Highway and the Lamu Port. These have been accompanied by malpractice in construction, land grabs, displacements, environmental degradation
The distinguished Lamu Island is home to a community of activists fiercely contesting the approval of a proposed coal project that threatens to forever alter their health, heritage, environment and marine system of their homeland. They have come together under the Save Lamu banner, and
The Kenya for Justice and Development Trust (KEJUDE) is demanding government’s full disclosure on the dealings of Amu Power Company. This comes just a month after energy cabinet secretary Charles Keter confirmed progress on the development of Lamu coal power station, which is being developed