Climate change now a national and regional security priority - PS Omollo

Through the Chiefs’ Network, Kenya has made significant progress toward President William Ruto’s ambitious 15 billion tree initiative. Government figures show that more than 500 million seedlings have.....
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Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary, Dr. Raymond Omollo, is attending the 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he emphasized that climate change is now a national and regional security priority for Kenya.
- Kenya has planted over 500 million seedlings since 2022 as part of the country's target to plant 15 billion trees by 2032.
- The 2022–2023 drought, the worst in four decades, affected over 4.5 million Kenyans and decimated livestock.
- The Principal Secretary highlighted the role of the Chiefs’ Network in mobilizing communities for tree growing and embedding climate resilience in national security planning.
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