Kenya’s public debt stock crosses the $72 billion mark — February 07 2023 Kenya’s stock of public debt crossed the KSh9 trillion (USD $72 billion) mark for the first time in December, pushing the country closer to hitting the KSh10 trillion (USD $80 billion) ceiling set by Parliament in June last year. This at a time a weak Kenyan shilling has piled pressure…

Kenya is unlikely to develop its planned coal power capacity, but there is still high-level political interest in developing a coal industry. A small number of proposed plants have been effectively stalled for years. Their lack of economic viability makes unlikely the development of coal power in Kenya. Notably, in…

BUSINESS By Frankline Sunday | September 11th 2021 | LINK The government has terminated the contracts of six energy firms for failing to meet their contractual obligations. In a notice in the Kenya Gazette yesterday, Petroleum and Mining Cabinet Secretary John Munyes stripped the production-sharing contracts of the firms that…

“The country also has significant oil reserves and about 400 million tons of coal reserves which are yet to be exploited. Coal mining, in particular open pit mining as planned for Mui basin, could have strong environmental and social impacts in future. Due to its production experience in many countries…

Letter from Kenya’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat — Click here for section on coal Full text, roughly extracted: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY OFFICE OF THE CABINET SECRETARY Telephone: 254–20–2730808/9 N.H.LF BUILDING Website : www.environment.go.ke RAGATI ROAD Email:cs@environment.go.ke P.O. BOX 30126–00100 When replying please quote: NAIROBI

Draft Decision: 44 COM 7B.6 The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add, Recalling Decision 42 COM 7B.45, and 43 COM 7B.107, adopted at its 42nd (Manama, 2018), and 43rd (Baku, 2019) sessions respectively, Expresses its thanks to the State Party for organizing a Reactive Monitoring mission to the property…

6. Lamu Old Town (Kenya) (C 1055) Year of inscription on the World Heritage List 2001 Criteria (ii)(iv)(vi) Year(s) of inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger N/A Previous Committee Decisions International Assistance Requests approved: 4 (from 2000–2021) Total amount approved: USD 61,436 UNESCO Extra-budgetary Funds Total amount…

Potential effects of Lamu coal plant — Elements of biodiversity The Lamu coal plant would negatively impact ecologically fragile protected areas across Lamu. Lamu County is home to a number of legally protected marine, forest, and wildlife reserves. South of the project site, Lamu Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site recognized for its significance as the oldest and…

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