County Assembly Pass Bill to Mitigate Climate Change

Kerugoya, Thursday, June 1, 2023

KNA by Adamson Kamau

Members of Kirinyaga County Assembly (MCAs) have passed the much awaited Kirinyaga County Climate Change Bill, 2023.

The law is being enacted at a time when the nation is experiencing unprecedented effects of global warming. It aims to establish a framework and procedures for stakeholders to be mobilized to successfully respond to climate change.

The bill proposes planning committees be constituted and charged with the responsibility of encouraging ward-level public education and awareness on climate change.

It also calls for the establishment of a climate change directorate, whose director will be chosen through a competitive process by the County Public Service Board.

Murinduko Ward MCA Charles Nyamu stated that if it becomes law, the bill will mobilize people who suffer harm from climate change.

Courtesy ; K. N. A