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Lobby Platform With Fresh Calls For Early Oil Pilot Scheme Cancelled

Lobby Platform With Fresh Calls For Early Oil Pilot Scheme Cancelled

The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) has reignited calls for the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) pilot scheme to be cancelled all together days after the government and other joint partners shelved plans for the scheme to commence in July.

According to the lobby platform issues addressed in its earlier reportare yet to be addressed such as the profitability of the project as…

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Poor policies stand in Kenya’s way to enact Natural Resources laws

Poor policies stand in Kenya’s way to enact Natural Resources laws

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The chairperson of the departmental committee on environment and natural resources of the national assembly Amina Abdalla last week displayed the committee’s frustration while creating laws that will regulate the extractive sector.

Speaking during the launch of the KCSPOG agenda setting report the chairperson told attendees that the is almost non-existence and poorly…

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Guest Post: Benefit sharing key in development of LAPSSET and Oil resources

Guest Post: Benefit sharing key in development of LAPSSET and Oil resources

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By Charles Wanguhu A key challenge in development is the implementation of an inclusive agenda. Development experts have come to refer to this as “growth coupled with equal opportunities”. The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) launches a report today of a fact finding mission in the Lamu county aptly titled Forgotten in the scramble for Lamu; the Case of The Aweer and The…

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