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SAVE LAMU MEETING WITH THE COORDINATING TEAM OF THE KENYA CIVIC SOCIETY PLATFORM FOR OIL AND GAS AT THE MAJLIS CONFERENCE HALL
The Kenya Civic Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) had their annual general meeting for the year 2018 in Lamu. Save Lamu being one of the members; management members were invited to be part of the team so as to air their grievances concerning the developing projects in Lamu specifically the LAPPSET project,…
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Lamu Womin Movement: No Coal Plant
On 5th February, 85 women, from Kipungani and Matondoni gathered to deliberate on the proposed Lamu Coal power plant. The plant which is to be situated in Kwasasi Area plans to produce 1,050 MW to power the LAPPSET project. Women groups have never been consulted in the spirit and letter of Kenya’s constitution, which rests…
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COP 23- Ending Coal
The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany was the next step for governments to implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement and accelerate the transformation to sustainable, resilient and climate-safe development. The Paris Agreement entered into force in November 2016. The conference further clarified the enabling frameworks that will make the agreement fully operational…
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Lamu Women taking a Stand against Big Coal in Kenya
The world over women have always been relegated to the periphery when it comes to important decisions that affect their lives and that of their livelihoods. In Kenya the story is not that different but far much worse in a project that has a magnitude that can drastically alter the trajectory of their lives and…
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PRESS RELEASE: Energy Regulatory Commission has Not Issued a License for the Lamu Coal Plant
Lamu, March 30, 2017 We wish to clarify media reports that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has not granted a license to Amu Power for the proposed 1,050 MW coal power plant in Lamu County. Rather, the ERC published a response to Save Lamu’s objection to the issuance of a license to Amu Power. This…