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“This is not just any project, this project WILL be Kenya’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, and MAY be Kenya’s single largest emitter of toxic substances to the environment” (Dr David Obura, Marine Biologist).

In short this project will spell doom on the Unesco World Heritage town of Lamu and have a huge negative impact on residents around, the surrounding land vegetation and marine life.  One question to be addressed is whether the country actually needs this power plant for its energy needs when there is enough being generated and coming on stream for the foreseeable future.

You are invited to the continued hearings into the proposed and very controversial Lamu coal fired power plant before the National Environment Tribunal panel.  Local and international environmental and power experts will give their assessments.

VENUE: NEMA TRIBUNAL OFFICE, POPO RD,NAIROBI SOUTH C (OFF MOMBASA RD)

TIME and DATES 8.30AM ON Monday 29TH May AND Tuesday, 30TH MAY,2017.

The proposed $2.1 billion Amu Power plant is the project of Kenya’s Centum Investments, China Huadin and Sichuan Construction.

It is being opposed by Save Lamu, UNESCO, Stuart Herd, the Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, Greenpeace and much of the local communities of Lamu and surrounding areas.