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KenGen's wind power project in Marsabit faces new hurdles

KenGen wind power turbines in Ngong hills, Kajiado county. The firm plans to build a wind power plant in Marsabit County. [File, Standard]

A wind power plant planned by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) in Marsabit County has split the host communities, with different groups now expressing divided opinion on key aspects of the project. 

The locals appear sharply divided and are now pushing KenGen to consider their views. These include the name of the project, opposing the firm’s proposed name of Marsabit Wind Project.

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