The coal deposits found in Kenya's swampy Mui basin in Kitui and Mwingi districts, is touted as the best alternative source of energy to cushion the economy against the adverse effects of high oil prices.
Coal for electricity generation in Kenya is currently imported from South Africa.
The discovery of the deposits of bituminous or soft coal at a shallow depth of 11 metres comes against a backdrop of escalating global oil prices that are having negative effects on the country’s manufacturing, and transportation sectors.
see the report from Kenya's Daily Nation
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