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Tiaty residents freeze operations at GDC, push for compensation

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Residents protest at Geothermal Development Company in Paka Hills, Tiaty, Baringo County on July 18, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Residents of Paka in Tiaty, Baringo County, who were displaced to pave the way for the exploration of geothermal, took to the streets on Thursday to protest the delay in compensation by the national government.

The locals blocked the road leading to the exploration site. Not a single vehicle belonging to the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) was allowed into or outside the site.

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