Published on : 29 Oct 2025, 12:13 pm Summary

Landmark judgment by Kenya’s appellate court reaffirms the binding nature of climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.

The 1,050 MW project would have doubled Kenya’s power sector emissions and threatened Lamu’s fragile coastal ecosystem.

The ruling legitimises Kenya’s ongoing transition towards a decarbonised power sector, anchored in geothermal energy, hydropower imports.

The court order strengthens Kenya’s climate leadership in Africa, linking constitutional rights to global environmental obligations.

In a landmark ruling, the appellate court of Kenya’s Kilifi County reaffirmed the obligatory nature of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement of 2015. The judgement , dated October 16, 2025, upheld

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