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Pastoral community moves to High Court to stop oil exploration

High court judge justice Mumbi Ngugi (PHOTO.FIDELIS KABUNYI)

Residents of Badada location have challenged the oil and gas exploration activities in the area, arguing they would not benefit.

In a petition filed under a certificate of urgency before the High Court judge Mumbi Ngugi, the community argued that the prospecting company had not put in place measures to mitigate environmental degradation after it signed the deal.

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