Nairobi, June 29 -- As Kenya accelerates its industrialisation agenda, the conversation around our energy mix has reached a critical turning point. The government's strategic decision to construct a 2,000 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant in Siaya County starting in 2027 represents a historic leap forward.

Through the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) as the nuclear energy programme implementing organisation and KenGen as the owner operator, this infrastructure project is designed to deliver stable, affordable baseload electricity to power our manufacturing hubs and light up millions of homes by 2034.

Yet, as with any transformative technology, misapprehensions can cloud public discourse. I wish to address a lingering misconceptio...