I, OKIYA OMTATAH OKOITI, care of Room 4, Floor B1, Block A, Western Wing, NSSF Building, Bishops Road, P. O. Box 60286-00200, NAIROBI, the Applicant/Petitioner herein, 2 acting in person, DO CERTIFY that this application is extremely urgent and should be heard forthwith on priority basis. DATED at NAIROBI this 30th day of June 2017… Read More
Amu Power
Development of a Power Generation and Transmission Master Plan in Kenya
In 2013, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MOEP) contracted Lahmeyer International (LI) to provide consultancy services for the development of the Power Generation and Transmission Mas-ter Plan (PGTMP) for the Republic of Kenya. This report provides the respective Long Term Plan (LTP) for the period 2015 (base year) to 2035. This LTP is the… Read More
Standard bank sets record straight on financing Lamu
The fact that a major African bank refuses to fund this deadly plant sends a strong anti coal message amidst financiers increasing unease when funding coal globally. Any investment in coal is a disaster for the planet. Financiers are aware of the poor financial return of these projects, especially in comparison to renewable energy projects.”… Read More
deCOALonize Photo Exhibition
A creative, visual storyteller and self-taught photographer born, raised and based in Nairobi, Kenya, Peter Ndung’u tells stories through his chosen medium and creative outlet of photography. “Photography enables me to hone my craft, sharpen my eyes, pick up subtle visual nuances around me and share my stories through the world of still images. He… Read More
Kenya takes stand for Paris climate accord at UN General Assembly
The Cabinet Secretary was speaking in New York where she represented President Uhuru Kenyatta at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Delivering the country position address at the UN headquarters in New York during the UN General debate, Mohamed said climate change is disrupting the livelihoods of millions of people and called… Read More
Kenya’s most polluting coal plant could poison coastline
Kenya is one. Its coastline is a national asset for fisheries, tourism, a growing population and economic development. But Amu Coal – a consortium of Kenyan and Chinese energy and investment firms – is set to start building a coal plant on the only part that is untouched by industrial development. The plant is planned to be some 20km from the… Read More
The environmental impact of a coal plant on Kenya’s coast is being underplayed
Kenya is one. Its coastline is a national asset for fisheries, tourism, a growing population and economic development. But Amu Coal – a consortium of Kenyan and Chinese energy and investment firms – is set to start building a coal plant on the only part that is untouched by industrial development. The plant is planned… Read More
#DeCOALonise March in Nairobi
A group civil society organisations in Kenya, under the #deCOALonise banner, are marching this morning in Nairobi to deliver an open letter to Judy Wakhungu, Cabinet Secretariat at the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources denouncing the coal development in Kenya, in relation to the proposed coal plant in Lamu and coal mining projects in… Read More
Kenya future lies in Green energy
Kenya has taken several steps towards a green economy and developed a strategy to consolidate, scale up and embed green energy growth initiatives in national development goals. The Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan provides the overall policy framework to facilitate a transition to a green economy and outlines the need to mainstream and align… Read More
The worst thing about Kenya’s new power plant isn’t that Chinese workers are being brought in to build it
Kenya is building East Africa’s first coal-fired power plant, a move that’s been criticized as backwards, unnecessary, and harmful to the health of the country’s people and environment. Now, the $2 billion project run by Amu Power is also being accused of taking jobs away from local Kenyans. Forty percent of about 3,500 workers needed… Read More
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