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Lawsuit

1 Jan 2012

Gitson Energy lawsuit (re Bubisa wind farm, Kenya)

Status: UNKNOWN

Date lawsuit was filed
1 Jan 2012
Date accuracy
Year Correct
Not applicable
Human Rights Defender, Indigenous peoples
Location of Filing: Kenya
Location of Incident: Kenya
Type of Litigation: Domestic

Companies

Gitson Energy Kenya Wind energy

Sources

Snapshot: In 2012, community members from Marsabit, Kenya, filed a lawsuit against Gitson Energy at the Meru High Court over its Bubisa wind farm project. They argued that the community was not involved in the land allocation process. The High Court ruled that the Commissioner of Lands had no powers to demarcate the contested land and that the project should be halted. Gitson Energy appealed. In March 2017, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision. In 2018, the commercial operation of the wind farm commenced. In November 2021, the High Court ordered the Kenyan Government to include the Bubisa wind farm in its list of approved power projects.