The article assesses the local environmental and socio-economic impact of geothermal power plant on poor rural community in Kenya. The Country's geothermal resources are located in the Rift Valley region-an environmentally and culturally fragile part of the Country. Kenya's main geothermal plants are located in the middle of one of Rift Valley's major wildlife parks-a major tourist attraction. Over the last two decades, the surrounding area has also become a major centre for Kenya's flourishing commercial flower farming, which is now partially powered by geothermal energy. This article examines environmental and socio-economic impacts on the nomadic low-income rural Maasai community of the simultaneous development of geothermal energy, [...]
