SAVE LAMU EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ON THE EFFECTS OF COAL PROJECT THROUGH VIDEO SCREENING

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Educating communities on the current activities taking part within and outside Lamu is a calling, and when it comes to getting to the indigenous communities within Lamu, it has been our priority for the longest time since the inception of the Lamu Port and the idea of a proposed Lamu coal power plant. Save Lamu saw the need of visiting different places within Lamu County to educate communities on the effects of coal plant project by screening videos showing Countries where coal is used at a higher rate and how it has impacted on their lives, including South Africa which is one of the Countries leading with coal pollution as one of the main source of generating power. with the developing projects proposed in Lamu including the coal power plant, residents in Lamu have been kept on the deam light not knowing what exactly is happening, with the just recently delivered judgement  by the National Environmental Tribunal it cited irregularities whereby there was no proper community engagement with the indigenous communities in Lamu and luck of public participation. Speaking during one of the film screenings held at Wiyoni area in Lamu Khadija Shekuwe Save Lamu’s coordinator urged the residents to show up in public gatherings when it comes to developing projects coming to our region, Khadija went ahead and said that women are the most affected when it comes to community matters.