Other regions in the lead include Elgeyo-Marakwet (51.9 percent), Bungoma (51.1 percent) and Nandi (49.8 percent).
This demonstrates commendable progress in attaining climate change commitments for instance, enacting relevant legislation, investing in clean cooking initiatives, facilitating community tree nurseries, solarising county offices and adopting climate-smart agriculture.
This is amid last year’s national government commitment to unlock Sh7.4 billion in grants to county governments under the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) program.
President William Ruto noted, “The County Climate Resilience Grant, together with Sh3 billion of county own-resource allocations towards climate action, will assist counties in developing and implementing tailored climate resilience strategies in response to risks identified by communities in sectors such as agriculture, water, and natural resource management.”
Notably, according to FinAccess, only 34.9 percent of Kenyans participated in a plethora of green initiatives.
Key areas of investment reported by these individuals included solar-powered equipment and tree planting at 18.8 percent, water conservation (6.8 percent), purchases of efficient cooking energy (3.4 percent) and biogas systems (0.3 percent).
However, notable differences between male and female were exhibited in overall engagement in climate investment. Male engagement in climate initiatives was higher at 37.7 percent compared to 32.3 percent for female.
This is a clear indication that there is a gender gap in climate investment participation.
While, there is a balanced adoption rate in solar powered equipment between male and female, significant differences emerge in tree planting where male participation stood at 22.5 percent while for female it was 15.2 percent.
The FinAccess report notes that, “These patterns suggest that gender disparities in climate investments may be influenced by factors such as access to resources, land ownership and decision-making power within households.”