Blocks C and D of the Mui Basin are estimated to hold about 400 million metric tonnes of coal valued at Sh3.4 trillion going by the current market rates.

In 1999, the Ministry of Energy started coal exploration in the Mui Basin, which covered parts of the Mwingi East, Mwingi Central, Mutitu and Kitui Central sub-counties in Kitui …

Project-level coal details. Coal source(s): Kitui Background. In 2010, the Kenyan government awarded a mining concession to the Chinese company Jung'u and its subsidiary Fenxi Mining Industry Ltd to mine coal in the Mui Basin. A benefit sharing agreement was signed between Fenxi and the government in Mwingi town on December …

Residents displaced by the Mui Basin coal mining project in Kitui County are to be resettled in South African-type eco-villages. Commissioner of Lands Zablon Mabea …

A joint publication on plans for coal mining in Mui Basin, Kitui County. "To progress towards the targets of its 'Vision 2030' development program, the Kenyan government is keen to tap any energy source available in the country.

Moreover, the article will attempt to suggest the way forward as regards coal mining in Mui Basin and any other future coal prospects. Finally, the article will factor in the lengthy period during which the Chinese company will be in the county, interacting with the local people and therefore make case for and against such interaction. ...

Kenya has proven coal reserves with a depth of up to 27 metres in the Mui Basin straddling Kitui County. Some 400 million tonnes of coal reserves were confirmed in Block C109 alone.

The coal mining in Mui Basin will cause extensive environmental degradation and disrupt people's traditional livelihoods. This is ironic given that Vision 2030, which motivates the government to give out mining concessions, is meant 'to transform Kenya into a newly industrialising, middle-income country providing a

The court case relates to the award of mining concessionary rights to the Mui Coal Basin deposits. This judgement arises from three consolidated Constitutional Petitions in respect to the prospecting for and extraction of coal deposits in the Mui Basin in Kitui County.

The discovery of coal in Mui basin which is an important component in the realization of vision 2030 is expected to boost the energy sector and move the country towards industrialization. ... Coal mining has been the subject of criticism from environmental conservation movements all over the world to the extent of some calling …

Coal Handling and Equipment Selection In Mui Basin, Kitui County, Kenya Muthui, Richard K, Kabugu, M., Akisa, David M. and Rop, B. K. 1Abstract: This research work is related to selection of mining equipment, which is a function of mine plan.

Coal mining across Mui basin in Kitui County will run concurrently after the government awarded a contract this week for the remaining two blocks. A consortium of HCIG Energy Investment Company of China and its local partnership, Liketh Investment Kenya Ltd, beat two other conglomerates to emerge winners in the tendering process. ...

Energy cabinet secretary Davies Chirchir and fenxi Mining Vice President Yang Wusheng exchange the coal mining contract documents at Musila gardens in Mwingi town on December 23, 2014. According to the conditions issued by the government interested in extracting coal in the remaining two blocks of Mui Basin in Kitui must raise …

Approximately 100,000 people (more than 30,000 s), primarily small-scale farmers, will be displaced to make way for the coal mining operations. The promoters of coal mining in the Mui …

minerals in Mui basin coal mines in Kitui County, Kenya. It sought to answer research questions on the extent to which relocation of displaced communities systems, stakeholders cultural practices, civic education and government compensation policies influence peaceful excavation of coal mines in Mui basin.

For CO as shown in Figure 6(b), a sharp increase was observed between 200°C and 450°C for Mui coal and gradually increases for Taru basin coal for temperatures between 300°C and 600°C. The highest level of 2000 ppm of CO was recorded from the Mui coal, while 687 ppm of CO was observed for the Taru basin sample.

At least 16 international coal mining companies have expressed interest in extracting coal in the Mui Basin, Kitui county in Kenya, according to a November 2010 report. The Mui basin has been sub-divided into Sombe, Kabati, Itiko, Mutito, Yoonye, Kateiko, Isekele and Karunga but activities are only concentrated in Kateiko and …

On 2 September 2020, The Star stated that Kenya is "undecided" about coal mining and " at crossroads over whether to mine 400 million tons of coal in the Mui …

The coal mining in Mui Basin will cause extensive environmental degradation and disrupt people's traditional livelihoods.

Alongside large deposits of coal, in Mui basin are also significant amounts of iron ore as well as some traces of copper. A benefit sharing agreement (BSA) was signed between Kitui leaders and the Chinese firm, Fenxi Industry Mining Company. Political intrigues have also stood on the way for the mining of coal in Kitui.

A report on gender issues and the effect of coal mining in the Mui Basin prepared last year with Canadian government support also highlighted the need to ensure fair compensation for land women ...

A report on gender issues and the effect of coal mining in the Mui Basin prepared last year with Canadian government support also highlighted the need to ensure fair compensation for women who ...

The discovery of an estimated 400 million tonnes of commercially viable coal reserves in Block C in Mui Basin, with an estimated value of Sh3.4 trillion ($40 billion) in 2010, was seen as a major ...

Residents displaced by the Mui Basin coal mining project in Kitui County are to be resettled in South African-type eco-villages. Commissioner of Lands Zablon Mabea says the government intends to move the affected people into "highly developed" settlement schemes where they will be provided with all the basic amenities.

For CO as shown in Figure 6(b), a sharp increase was observed between 200°C and 450°C for Mui coal and gradually increases for Taru basin coal for temperatures between 300°C and 600°C. The highest level of 2000 …

Alongside large deposits of coal, in Mui basin are also significant amounts of iron ore as well as some traces of copper. A benefit sharing agreement (BSA) was signed between Kitui leaders and the …

The water bodies of the Mui basin area are the greatest victims of the coal exploration and later mining. Studies on the impact of coal exploration on water bodies are lacking in literatures, especially shallow well and …

Table 4.3.5a Overall quality of coal from Mui basin..... 67 Table 4.3.5b Overall rank of coal from Mui basin..... 70 Table 4.3.5c Comparison of coal from Mui basin with South African coal... 70 Table 4.3.6a Overall classification of coal from Mui basin as hard or soft coal..

In 2000, the Ministry of Energy began prospecting for coal in the Mui (and Mutitu) Basin in Mwingi and Kitui districts, according to reporting at the time (e.g. Ministry Prospects For Coal by Odhiambo Orlale, The Nation, November 19, 2000). ... For the purpose of coal mining development, the basin was sub-divided into Zombe, Kabati, …

By Shadrack Kavilu and Justus Wanzala. KITUI, Kenya, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the Kenyan government announced five years ago that coal deposits had been found in the Mui Basin, a land of rolling hills and pristine forests east of Nairobi, local farmers hoped the discovery would help transform their livelihoods.But as …