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Land commission repossesses 869 acres to pave way for delayed Lamu coal plant

An excavator loads coal at Macarthur Coal's Moorvale mine in Australia. The NLC has issued a notice to those residing on the land. PHOTO | FILE

The National Land Commission (NLC) has started the takeover of 869 acres of public land from squatters and private investors, clearing a major hurdle that has delayed building of Kenya’s first coal-fired power plant in Lamu.

The construction of the 981.5-megawatt plant in Lamu was set to start at the end of this month and completed in 21 months.

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