LETTERS: Why Kenya should dump coal power bid

Activists demonstrate against the construction of a coal plant in Lamu County during the World Environment Day. PHOTO | NMG 

In an opinion piece published in the Business Daily on June 12 headlined “Kenya must be open-minded on coal energy”, George Wachira presents arguments on why Kenya has to consider coal as part of its energy mix.

However, it is important to remember that investing in fossil fuel projects like coal mines locks countries into this kind of energy dependency for decades.

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