Jitters persist over coal mining plan

Lamu residents hold protests againt plans to mine coal in the area citing environmental concerns [Photo courtesy]

For nearly a decade now, Kenya has been exploring plans to exploit coal generated electricity to address its power shortfall.

Following the discovery of coal reserves along the Mui River basin in 2010, the country had expected to start injecting low-priced electricity to the national grid by September last year in what was widely believed to be a panacea to the country’s energy challenges.