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As climate change intensifies, the question of who pays for the response is more urgent than ever. Kenya, like many developing nations, has submitted its position on the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) — the global target that will succeed the current USD 100 billion annual pledge made under the Paris Agreement.
Kenya’s message is clear: the new goal must be fairer, larger, and more responsive to the real needs of developing countries.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has made it clear: the time for action is now. In its 2022 report on mitigation of climate change, scientists warn that unless the world takes immediate and deep cuts in emissions, the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C will slip permanently out of reach.
Average annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2010–2019 were the highest in human history. Yet, there is hope: climate action is expanding, technologies are advancing, and costs of clean energy are plummeting.
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report sounds a powerful alarm: we must act urgently to protect our planet and people from the accelerating climate crisis.
Human activities — mainly the burning of fossil fuels — have already warmed the Earth by 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels. This has unleashed more frequent and intense heatwaves, floods, droughts, and storms, placing billions of lives at risk.
Earlier this year the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions approved charges against the former governor, but he moved to court to stop his arrest pending the hearing of his petition. Given the gravity of the offence in question, it would have been in order for the President to let the former Governor clear his name first before nominating him, in line with the requirements of Chapter 6 on leadership and integrity. Such nominations by President Ruto begs the question of whether his statements are mere rhetoric or genuine commitments to the fight against corruption.
In his judgement, Hon. Justice B.M. Musyoki declared that the DPP’s directive to drop charges of corruption, conflict of interest, abuse of office, and money laundering was irregular, opaque, and contrary to public interest. The judgement further revealed that the DPP acted unconstitutionally by disregarding the input of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the mandated investigative agency, and instead relied solely on submissions from Wycliffe Oparanya’s legal team.
Today, the National Integrity Alliance (NIA) filed a constitutional petition (E532 OF 2025) at the High Court challenging the constitutionality of the Multi-Agency Team on War against Corruption (MAT). Subsequently, in the interim, Hon. Chacha Mwita J. issued conservatory orders suspending the Presidential Proclamation that establishes MAT, thereby suspending implementation of the Multi Agency Team.
The event was convened by the partners of the “Youth Moving Beyond GDP” initiative, the Beyond Lab at UN Geneva, The Youth Cafe, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Rethinking Economics International, in partnership with: the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Governments of Germany, Spain, Zambia as well as Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC); the UN Youth Office; and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
The Kenya Leadership Integrity Forum (KLIF) has launched its strategic plan for 2023 – 2028. Dubbed the Kenya Integrity Plan (KIP) and unveiled yesterday at the Kenya International Conference Centre (KICC), it was initiated in 2023, and despite its late launch, the stakeholders have already been implementing it.
