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Kenya told to form nuclear energy agency

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Yukia Amano (left) and Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge during a media briefing at Harambee House in Nairobi on December 9, 2013. Mr. Amano said it was necessary for Kenya to adhere to international conventions, enact domestic laws, have an independent regulator and develop capacity for nuclear energy projects. PHOTO/SALATON NJAU.

By  IMMACULATE KARAMBU

What you need to know:

  • The call by the International Atomic Energy Agency comes as Kenya is laying down plans to set up four nuclear electricity plants with a combined capacity to produce at least 1,000 megawatts of power by 2030.

The global agency charged with promoting safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies wants Kenya to establish an independent authority to govern activities in the nuclear energy sector.

The call by the International Atomic Energy Agency comes as Kenya is laying down plans to set up four nuclear electricity plants with a combined capacity to produce at least 1,000 megawatts of power by 2030.

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