Civil society groups in Lamu have expressed concerns over the continued push by Amu Power Plant to establish a coal plant within the Kwasasi area despite a 2019 National Environmental Tribunal revoking the project over environmental concerns.
Amu Power, on its part, had this year begun the appeal process, to which environmentalists within Lamu have staged demonstrations and sit-ins demanding the High Court's intervention in quashing the project from proceeding.
So far a court ruling is expected later on September 3rd 2025 following repeated delays in delivering judgement over the issue.
Speaking during a demonstration held in Lamu today, Amu Beach Management Unit Chair Mohammed Abubakar called on the courts to adhere to their earlier ruling that took into account the environmental concerns that the Lamu community had expressed in its submissions through the lower court. "Setting up a coal power plant will lead to the decline of fishing, farming and even pastoralism, all of which are the chief economic activities for a large population in Lamu," Abubakar stated.
