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Residents in new push to stop Kitui coal mining plan

Coal reservoir of an old steam locomotive.

The proposed coal mining project in the Mui basin in Kitui County is now in limbo after residents petitioned Parliament seeking to have it stopped.

In a strong-worded petition to the National Assembly Energy Committee, the residents say if allowed to continue, the project would have adverse effects on their lives.

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