The use of nuclear technology has been mired in controversy, largely because of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War. In Kenya it remains a very misunderstood concept and continues to elicit strong resistance in certain quarters.
It is these misconceptions that anti-nuclear activists harped on and denied residents of Kilifi County the pioneer bragging rights of the nuclear energy programme. What many do not know is that this technology is already being applied in various aspects of our lives and has been so for decades here in Kenya.
