Kenya’s Green Power Push Marred by Human Rights Breaches, Report Says
- Wind, geothermal projects involved in land rights disputes
- Kenya gets most of its electricity from renewable sources
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Kenya’s success in ramping up renewable energy has been marred by violations of the rights of the communities hosting some of the projects, according to a Business & Human Rights Resource Centre report.
Six of the East African nation’s major wind, hydropower and geothermal projects examined by the center were involved in land rights disputes, according to the London-based non-profit organization. Five were accused of affecting access to food, health or livelihoods and there were also complaints about access to information and, in one case, concern about the environment, the center said in a report released on Tuesday.