The mining industry is one of the most polluting, deadly, and destructive industries in the world. Yet to date, mining company responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have received little scrutiny compared to other industries seeking to profit from this crisis. We, the undersigned organizations, condemn and reject the ways that the mining industry and numerous… Read More
Amu Power, the company that was awarded the concession to develop and operate the 1,050MW Lamu Coal power plant was exempted from at least three levels of taxation as per three official documents dated October and November 2015. The taxes include Value Added Tax (VAT), Construction Levy and Import Duty. Sources: Exemption letter – National… Read More
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter this week to lower electricity prices is an early Christmas present to Kenyans. And it is fitting that the order was made from Strathmore Business School, a leader in energy conservation, more so solar power, during the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) presidential roundtable. I… Read More
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 an impartial line of reporting by the media station was… Read More
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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 Company, a consortium of Gulf Energy and Centum Investment is… Read More
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