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Nuclear energy a bad idea for Kenya

“The government can explore alternative sources of energy but the last place we want to go as Kenyans is towards nuclear energy,”

Kenya not ready for nuclear energy project: lobby, Daily Nation, 29 Dec 10, An environmental lobby has faulted the quest for nuclear energy. We do not have the capacity to secure nuclear energy plants… Our country does not even have the capacity to secure its borders leave alone engaging in such a toxic and a lethal enterprise,” said Prof Karanja Njoroge, the executive director of the Green Belt Movement.

The group was founded by the 2004 Nobel Peace laureate. Prof Wangari Maathai.

Prof Njoroge said nuclear energy involved the use of uranium, which was highly toxic and the country did not have the capacity to secure its waste.

He was speaking in Nyeri when he presented cheques for Sh4.1 million to women groups involved in conservation projects………Prof Njoroge said the government was unable to deal with the problem of waste management in urban centres, including toxic waste from hospitals and industries, and as such securing a nuclear energy plant would be a tall order……

“The government can explore alternative sources of energy but the last place we want to go as Kenyans is towards nuclear energy,” he said.

Prof Njoroge called on the government should increase water production through conserving forests and exploit green energy options.

Daily Nation: – News |Kenya not ready for nuclear energy project: lobby

December 30, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AFRICA, opposition to nuclear