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and evaluation of Coal mining in Kitui County is an idea born out of the need to improve management of natural resources in Kenya. In 2005, a 500square – kilometer area stretching through Kitui and Mutomo was discovered to contain one of the richest coal reserves in the world.
"The project description is the development of a 960megawatt coalfired power plant, loed on the eastern side of Mui Basin in Kitui County via an IPP (independent power producer) framework," the Treasury says in its PPP programme status report for .
By Joseph Kata Munyoki Residents of Mui Basin blocks A,B,C D met at Mutitu playing ground in Kitui County to discuss formation of CBOs to articulate their opposition to coal mining in Kitui County.
Kenya has in recent years discovered coal deposits within the Mui Basin in Kitui, having struck more than 400 million tones with further exploration ongoing with mining is yet to begin. Electricity will be priced in the same range as geothermal power at US per unit, almost a third of what dieselfired plants charge on average.
Kenya and coal SourceWatch . At least 16 international coal mining companies have expressed interest in extracting coal in the Mui Basin, Kitui county in Kenya, according to a November 2010 report.
Kitui Women representative Dr. Irene Kasalu on Saturday, June 9th told Governor Ngilu's face that her stand on opposing coal mining in the rich Mui coal basin within Kitui county has not changed.
Kenyan women step up fight for land destined for Mui Basin coal ... the proposed coal mines in the Mui basin, ... must be referred to the Kitui County ...
Kenyan women step up fight for land destined for Mui Basin coal ... Fenxi Mining Group said the company ... must be referred to the Kitui County ...
At least 16 international coal mining companies have expressed interest to extract coal in the Mui Basin, Kitui county.
Plans are underway to start mining in the coalrich Mui Basin, Mwingi East district in Kitui County, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has said. Kalonzo said the tender worth over USD 1 billion has been won by a Chinese company.
... Kitui county. Main Reason: ... It is 50km from Mui Coal Basin. ... One of these Investors will be mining these minerals in Nguni ...
This is a general information on the coal mining activities and associated projects in Mui basin Kitui county. There has been disagreement between the government, local community and the company awarded the tender.
Kitui County is set to begin mining activities in the Mui Basin, as was made apparent by the governor Charity Ngilu and the Ministry of Mining CS John Munyes in the Mining Sector Stakeholders' Meeting recently held in the county headquarters at .
The venture into coal exploration has led to the discovery of over 240,000 tonnes in the Mui basin and hence plans to start mining are ongoing.
Gender Dimensions and Impliions on Coal Mining in Mui Basin, Kitui County 1 Background to the Study Kenya has made several mineral discoveries titanium .