Residents Along the Coast are Opposed to Kenya’s First nuclear P Facility
A portion of Kilifi County in southern Kenya has been designated for the establishment of the nation’s first nuclear power plant. By 2034, the Indian Ocean shore project should be completely operational.
However, it has encountered strong opposition. A group of environmentalists and activists marched to the streets on Friday, October 11.
“We say that this project has a lot of negative effects, there will be malformed children born out of this place, fish will die, and our forest Arabuko Sokoke, which is known to harbour birds from abroad, will be lost,” Francis Auma, a human rights activist, stated.
Despite objections from local communities and environmental organisations, Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency has consistently rejected assertions made by locals and environmentalists that the proposed nuclear power facility will negatively impact the local population.
The decision-making process’s transparency has also come under scrutiny, with claims that locals have not been sufficiently informed or participated.
Many Uyombo residents depend on fishing and tourism for a living, thus they are concerned about the plant’s effects on the environment and human health, especially the possibility of radiation exposure and possible disturbance of marine ecosystems.
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