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Plans for coal plant in Kenya Unesco heritage site riles environmentalists

The site where the Kenyan government wants to build a coal-fired power station in the coastal area of Lamu, February 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Experts say the government project comes at a time when the rest of the world is changing to clean energy and it is feared the coal plant will have negative impacts on both the environment and the people who live in Lamu County.

Correspondent Joseph Jira reports from Mombasa, Kenya.

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