In a lakeside town in western Kenya, a routine government consultation about a proposed nuclear power plant became a flashpoint when police opened fire on dissenting landowners, setting in motion a sequence of arrests that now see ordinary fishermen and traders facing terrorism charges. The incident in Bondo, near the shores of Lake Victoria, reveals the friction between a government pressing forward on ambitious energy infrastructure and communities whose livelihoods and safety are bound to one of Africa's most vital shared waters. When the language of counterterrorism is turned against those
Kenya uses terrorism charges against nuclear plant protesters
One person shot in the leg during protest; 17 arrested and detained; community members facing terrorism charges and financial hardship paying bail.