Across counties, weak enforcement, delayed financing, poor waste management and institutional overlaps are undermining climate resilience and exposing Kenyans to floods and pollution.
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Kihoto estate in Naivasha marooned by the rising waters of Lake Naivasha. [File, Standard]
Kenya is widely praised for being among the leading nations in Africa’s climate policy. Kenya was the first African country to pass a dedicated Climate Change Act in 2016 and has since expanded regulations on carbon markets, adaptation planning and climate finance.
But beneath the praise lies a growing governance failure.
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