Nairobi, May 14 -- Kenya plans to spend Sh80 million in the financial year starting July to continue searching for the exact site of the proposed nuclear power plant in Siaya County, as the government narrows down potential locations within the lakeside county.

Budget estimates tabled in the National Assembly show the allocation for "Nuclear Power Plant Siting" will form part of broader plans to prepare for construction of the country's first nuclear reactor.

Kenya plans to build a 1,000-3,000-megawatt nuclear power plant from March 2027 at an estimated cost of $5 billion (Sh646 billion) in Siaya, which was chosen partly due to its proximity to Lake Victoria because the plant would require large volumes of water for cooling operations....