In Kenya, RRI supported a successful community-led resistance campaign by the deCOALonize movement to stop a proposed coal plant in Lamu and new coal prospecting in Kitui. RRI enabled over 225 community members, including women and youth, to access the support and tools needed to speak out against harmful coal developments, contributing to a historic court victory upholding the National Environmental Tribunal’s decision to stop the coal plant. RRI worked with the Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRCE) and the Save Lamu initiative to promote the campaign through environmental forums, film screenings, media outreach, and the popular #NowOrNever social media campaign.
A demonstrator protests a 1,050 MW coal plant in Lamu, Kenya.
Photo: Save Lamu, 2025.
