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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Kimeu in Kilifi

Kenya’s first nuclear plant: why plans face fierce opposition in country’s coastal paradise

A beach surrounded by trees
The coast around Kilifi in Kenya is a popular tourist destination. Photograph: John Mawer/Alamy

Kilifi County’s white sandy beaches have made it one of Kenya’s most popular tourist destinations. Hotels and beach bars line the 165 mile-long (265km) coast; fishers supply the district’s restaurants with fresh seafood; and visitors spend their days boating, snorkelling around coral reefs or bird watching in dense mangrove forests.

This idyllic coastline is to be the site of Kenya’s first nuclear plant, as the country, like its east African neighbour Uganda, pushes forward with atomic energy plans.

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