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Kenyan women step up fight for land destined for coal mine

The coal-rich Mui Basin covers around 500 square km and is located around 270 km (170 miles) east of Nairobi. It has been divided into four sections for mining development.

Kenyan Women Step Up Fight for Land Destined for Coal Mine

The coal-rich Mui Basin covers around 500 square km and is located around 270 km (170 miles) east of Nairobi. It has been divided into four sections for mining development.

Simulation of potential impact of air pollution from the proposed coal

Figure 1a: W ind orien tation of Mu i basin for Figure 1b: Wind or ientation o f Mui basin for the month of December 2011 April 201 1 J. Muthama et al. / Africa Jour nal of Physical Scien ces 2 (1 ...

State plans eco-villages for people displaced by Kitui coal …

Residents displaced by the Mui Basin coal mining project in Kitui County are to be resettled in South African-type eco-villages. Commissioner of Lands Zablon Mabea says the government intends to move the affected people into "highly developed" settlement schemes where they will be provided with all the basic amenities.

Parliamentary committee want title deeds for Mui coal basin …

The basin has coal deposits with an estimated value of Sh3.4 trillion whose discovery was seen as a major breakthrough in making Kenya an industrial hub like Germany and other European powerhouses. But the project has stalled for years now since the award of a mining license to a Chinese firm, Fenxi Industry Mining Company, on …

Kenya: Community says Kitui coal mining project should not …

" Kitui Coal Mining Project Is a Disaster in the Making" Prospecting for coal in Kenya started in 2000 and the discovery of large, commercial coal deposits in the Mui Basin in Kitui — a 500 square kilometre area about 270 kilometres east of Nairobi — was announced in 2010.

Coal mining disrupts people's livelihoods in Mui …

The coal mining in Mui Basin will cause extensive environmental degradation and disrupt people's traditional livelihoods. This is ironic given that Vision 2030, which motivates the government to give out mining concessions, is meant 'to transform Kenya into a newly industrialising, middle-income country providing a

Mui Basin : The American Energy News

By Shadrack Kavilu and Justus Wanzala. KITUI, Kenya, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the Kenyan government announced five years ago that coal deposits had been found in the Mui Basin, a land of rolling hills and pristine forests east of Nairobi, local farmers hoped the discovery would help transform their livelihoods.But as villagers …

Kenya to lease 31 coal blocks, as it eyes cheaper energy

The 31 new blocks are expected to have much more than this. Coal is considered a cheap source of energy and the Ministry of Energy said if found to be commercially viable, some of the coal will be used in the cement and steel industries, which are estimated to be spending at least Ksh4 billion ($47 million) annually in coal imports. …

Constitutional Petition Nos 305 of 2012, 34 of 2013 & 12 of …

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Kitui County Government roots for latest mining technology for coal

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Three firms prequalified for Mui coal mining in …

The Mui basin has the capacity to produce 5,000MW of electricity and its coal deposit is estimated at one billion tonnes valued at US$ 75 bn. The Mui Basin (with area of 500km2) is made up of the …

Investors must have Sh17.6bn to mine coal in Mui | Nation

Energy cabinet secretary Davies Chirchir and fenxi Mining Vice President Yang Wusheng exchange the coal mining contract documents at Musila gardens in Mwingi town on December 23, 2014. According to the conditions issued by the government interested in extracting coal in the remaining two blocks of Mui Basin in Kitui must raise …

State plans to auction more coal blocks in Mui Basin

Coal mining concessions in Bocks A and B have also been put on hold. To ease exploration logistics, the Energy ministry …

In the Matter of the Mui Coal Basin Local Community

The court case relates to the award of mining concessionary rights to the Mui Coal Basin deposits. This judgement arises from three consolidated Constitutional Petitions in respect to the prospecting for and extraction of coal deposits in the Mui Basin in Kitui County.The High Court dismissed the Consolidated Petition without any order as …

Parliament: Report on Public Petition regarding Coal Mining …

5) Committee to carry out an inquiry into the use of coal in electricity generation in Kenya 6) MoE to carry out an ESIA and Environmental Management Plan to determine the social and environmental impacts of coal mining activities in Mui Basin 7) "In engaging the community, the Government should pay particular attention to the local …

Kenya: Commercially Viable Deposits of Coal Confirmed in Mui Basin

July 26, 2011 by Robert Okemwa Onsare. Kenya will soon join the Coal mining nations following the confirmation of commercially viable deposits of coal in the Mui Basin, in Mwingi East, Mwingi ...

Petition Against The Award Of Mining Concessionary Rights To The Mui

A copy of the judgment made on September 18, 2015 from three consolidated Constitutional Petitions in respect to the prospecting for and extraction of coal deposits in the Mui Basin in Kitui County. The petition was filed by Kitui County residents against Ministry of …

(PDF) Status of water quality in the Coal rich Mui Basin of …

The Mui Coal Basin is located 180 km northeast. of Nairobi, Kenya and covers an a rea of 500km. Exploration for coal has been c onducted by Kenya's. Ministry of Energy (MOE) since 1999 and has ...

Mui coal belt residents ask Ruto to shelve mining for good

Residents of the coal-rich Mui basin in Kitui county want the government to clarify whether it had shelved plans to mine the 400 million-ton deposits of the mineral. …

Disclose your plans or quit, Kitui coal mine contractors told …

Contracts to mine coal in the four blocks of the Mui Coal Basin were in 2011 awarded to two Chinese firms by the national government. The CHRCE, however, says the firms have not been to the ground ...

Coal mining in Mui to start as politics ebbs off

The discovery of an estimated 400 million tonnes of commercially viable coal reserves in Block C in Mui Basin, with an estimated value of Sh3.4 trillion ($40 billion) in 2010, was seen as a...

Mui Basin – Decoalonize

A joint publication on plans for coal mining in Mui Basin, Kitui County. "To progress towards the targets of its 'Vision 2030' development program, the Kenyan government is keen to tap any energy source available in the country. A coal mining concession awarded to a Chinese company is threatening the livelihoods of

Three firms prequalified for Kitui coal mine

According to the Ministry of Energy, the Mui Basin has an estimated one billion tonnes of coal, valued at $75 billion, and which can produce 5,000MW of …

Kenya coal mining: status quo from Mui Basin, Kitui

On 2 September 2020, The Star stated that Kenya is "undecided" about coal mining and " at crossroads over whether to mine 400 million tons of coal in the Mui Basin in Kitui county". In an editorial on 4 September, The Star sought to differentiate proposed Mui Basin coal mining from the controversial Lamu coal plant project, which has ...

coal mining mui basin latest news

A report on gender issues and the effect of coal mining in the Mui Basin prepared last year with Canadian government support also highlighted the need to ensure fair compensation for land for women who live in polygamous s. The coal-rich Mui Basin covers around 500 square km and is located around 270 km (170 miles) east of Nairobi.

Treasury targets coal excise duty as President Ruto backs local mining …

Kenya has proven coal reserves with a depth of up to 27 metres in the Mui Basin straddling Kitui County. Some 400 million tonnes of coal reserves were confirmed in Block C109 alone.

Why mining coal in Mui Basin is a bad idea

It is called Kitui Coal Mining Project is a Disaster in the Making. Mui Basin has large coal deposits estimated to be covering 500 square kilometre area. It is located roughly 270 kilometres east of Nairobi City. After ten years of prospecting for coal deposits in Mui Basin, the news of finding deposits was made public in 2010.

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Kenya plans 960-MW coal-fired power plant in Kitui

Kenya has in recent years discovered coal deposits within the Mui Basin in Kitui, having struck more than 400 million tonnes with further exploration ongoing but mining is yet to …