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Demonstrators petition parliament and president over Coal plants

Locals engage in anti- coal demonstrations at Lamu Island in Lamu County on May 25, 2018. [Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

Protesters yesterday petitioned the Government to suspend the planned coal mining in Lamu and Kitui counties, citing environmental threat.

Lamu coal power plant is a project by Amu Power Company, expected to generate 1,050 megawatts of electricity.

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