Kenya’s green and just future is at risk. Coal remains a looming threat to derail the country’s climate commitments, environmental protections, and the rights of its people. Communities in Lamu and Kitui are in the frontline of the fight against this setback. The Now or Never campaign, led by the deCOALonize coalition, calls for an end to coal in Kenya—starting with the rejection of a court appeal that could reinstate a license for the Lamu coal plant, and the revocation of coal mining concessions in Kitui. This is not just about energy—it’s about sustainable development, environmental justice and community rights.
#NowOrNever
Today, the fight continues with Save Lamu, a community-based organization leading legal resistance and deCOALonize, mobilizing collective power at the national and international levels.
A Landmark Victory Under Threat
In 2019, Kenya’s National Environment Tribunal revoked the license for a 1,050MW coal-fired power plant proposed by Amu Power Company Limited in the shores of Lamu, citing lack of proper consultation and severe environmental concerns. Five years later, in 2024, the company filed arguments appealing that ruling, opening the door for reversal.
When Profit Threatens Rights
The coal plant threatens constitutional rights: a clean and healthy environment, protection of cultural heritage, and access to sustainable livelihoods. A win for Amu Power could reopen the door to coal in Lamu—and reinforce mining interests in Kitui, where coal concessions are already in place.
What We’re Demanding
The Now or Never campaign is calling on the Government
and the Courts of Kenya to:
A Just, Clean Future Within Reach
Kenya’s future is in clean, renewable energy, not pollution and destruction. The change is Now or Never.
Historic Victory for Lamu Community and Environmental Justice
On October 16, 2025, the Environment and Land Court sitting in Malindi, Kenya, upheld the landmark 2019 decision of the National Environment Tribunal (NET), which revoked the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) license granted to Amu Power Company Ltd for the proposed 1,050 MW Lamu Coal Fire Power Plant.
Court case stopping the Lamu Coal Plant
Key offline activation during NY Climate Week
Twitter Storm
Website created
Influencers joining
