NAIROBI, Kenya, July 26 – Leaders from the Gabra neighborhood have strongly dismissed objections raised in opposition to the Marsabit Wind Power Project in Gas, terming them deceptive and an try and derail a venture with direct advantages to the native inhabitants.
In a letter addressed to the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Tura Ruru Elema, the Member of County Assembly (MCA) for North Horr Ward and spokesperson of the Gabra neighborhood, stated the criticisms levelled by joint host neighborhood professionals from Laisamis Constituency don’t mirror the pursuits of the true host neighborhood.
“The Gabra neighborhood of Gas is the only real indigenous group residing within the venture location, and we totally assist its implementation,” Elema stated.
“Attempts to rename, reroute, or relocate the venture workplaces are unacceptable and might be firmly resisted.”
The letter straight addressed 4 key points: the naming of the venture, highway entry and route, workplace website location, and neighborhood engagement.
Elema insisted that the venture, being positioned one hundred pc in Gas, ought to rightfully be named the Gas Wind Power Project. He dismissed recommendations to alter the highway entry route as pricey and unfounded.
He additional argued that the venture’s administrative workplaces should stay in Gas, the place the precise generators might be put in, stating that it might be “impractical and unacceptable” to relocate them to appease outsiders.
Elema underscored that the Gabra neighborhood stays the one legit host and custodian of the land and warned in opposition to exterior interference in venture affairs.
“We won’t permit any group residing exterior Gas to derail, delay, or misappropriate the advantages meant for the legit host neighborhood,” he stated.
The Marsabit Wind Power Project is predicted to deliver jobs and infrastructure to the area.
Gabra leaders have urged all stakeholders to respect their host standing and keep away from campaigns that would incite division or stall improvement.
