Fresh bid to halt Sh16b Mombasa gas plant flops

President William Ruto and Taifa Gas SEZ Limited Chairman Rostam Aziz during the company's ground breaking ceremony in Mombasa county. [File, PCS]

The National Environment Tribunal (NET) has dismissed a fresh bid by Likoni residents to halt the construction of a Sh16 billion liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant in Mombasa, reaffirming the legal finality of the project’s approvals.

In a unanimous ruling, a five-member tribunal bench led by Emmanuel Mumia dismissed the application filed by residents Mohamed Said and Phillip Nyiro.