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NEMA Fails to hold Public Consultation of Final EIA Report of Lamu Port three Berths
Contrary to the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has submitted the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) final report for the Lamu port three berths for comment on February 14th, 2013 to a select few stakeholders without facilitating public consultation and review of the report. We only just…
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PRESS RELEASE: Northern Corridor Community Groups form National Network to Call Government to Task on LAPSSET
Save Lamu and a consortium of community groups along the Lamu-Port, South Sudan, Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor, today facilitated a stakeholder dialogue meeting on the on-going plans and sharing of updates on the implementation of LAPSSET and related infrastructure projects. This is the first meeting held between community groups along the entire LAPSSET Corridor, government ministries,…
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Opinion: Kenyan paradise at risk over government oil port plans
In March this year, Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki officially launched the new Lamu Port project, a massive infrastructure project that is expected to cost a whopping $20 billion. Read original article here
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Lamu Port Petition Referred to Chief Justice
Malindi High Court judge Lady Justice Christine Meoli yesterday directed the case on the Lamu Port filed by Save Lamu and other Civil Society groups to be placed urgently before Chief Justice Willy Mutunga for the selection of a three-judge bench. This was after Chief petitioner, Mohamed Ali Baddi, Save Lamu Chairman and eight other…
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Grab Everything And Justify It By War
Weekend Edition April 6-8, 2012, Sourced from Counter Punch by ANDRE VLTCHEK Welcome to Kenya. Karibu sana! And welcome to the world of Kenyan politics, of intrigues and cruelty. Welcome to the world where ‘seemingly’ unconnected events like the Kenyan invasion to Somalia, kidnapping of Western tourists and aid workers, gigantic infrastructural project and…