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Uhuru starts US tour with forests pledge
DIPLOMACY | Head of State to meet investors and Kenyans living in America
Kenya is restoring its forest cover and encouraging the use of environment-friendly means of transport to reduce emissions, President Kenyatta has said. In a speech at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York yesterday, President Kenyatta, who is on a tour of the US, told world leaders that climate change was “a serious global challenge that continues to affect Africa’s socio-economic development.” Mr Kenyatta outlined Kenya’s efforts to combat climate change, which include using locally available renewable energy resources such as hydro, geothermal, wind and solar power. Kenya is developing a national transportation policy that encourages non-motorised and other sustainable forms of transport, he said.
The nation is also striving to protect its natural resources through initiatives such as making more efficient use of water. The President was the fifth speaker in one of the morning sessions yesterday when heads of state presented their views on climate change. Earlier, the President hosted a meeting at the UN headquarters where he urged African countries to finance their health services instead of waiting for outside help. He said Africa was rising economically, but the fruits of this transformation would only be sweet if proper investments were channelled towards health. Mr Kenyatta said that health was as important as any other sector such as infrastructure, and Africa should get its own solutions. “We have always depended on external help for health services, but we have to mobilise domestic resources and find our own solutions instead of moving from one crisis to another,” the President said.
The meeting, whose theme was Domestic Financing for Health: Invest to Save was sponsored by Kenya and the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He said the Kenyan Government planned to raise health funding to 15 per cent of the total budget from its current level “in future”. Mr Kenyatta, who was the key speaker and also a panellist at the event, asked African governments to improve transparency to attract support and investments. The President will present a policy address to the UN General Assembly today and to hold bilateral talks tomorrow with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Kenya is restoring its forest cover and encouraging the use of environment-friendly means of transport to reduce emissions, President Kenyatta has said. In a speech at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York yesterday, President Kenyatta, who is on a tour of the US, told world leaders that climate change was “a serious global challenge that continues to affect Africa’s socio-economic development.” Mr Kenyatta outlined Kenya’s efforts to combat climate change, which include using locally available renewable energy resources such as hydro, geothermal, wind and solar power. Kenya is developing a national transportation policy that encourages non-motorised and other sustainable forms of transport, he said.
The nation is also striving to protect its natural resources through initiatives such as making more efficient use of water. The President was the fifth speaker in one of the morning sessions yesterday when heads of state presented their views on climate change. Earlier, the President hosted a meeting at the UN headquarters where he urged African countries to finance their health services instead of waiting for outside help. He said Africa was rising economically, but the fruits of this transformation would only be sweet if proper investments were channelled towards health. Mr Kenyatta said that health was as important as any other sector such as infrastructure, and Africa should get its own solutions. “We have always depended on external help for health services, but we have to mobilise domestic resources and find our own solutions instead of moving from one crisis to another,” the President said.
The meeting, whose theme was Domestic Financing for Health: Invest to Save was sponsored by Kenya and the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He said the Kenyan Government planned to raise health funding to 15 per cent of the total budget from its current level “in future”. Mr Kenyatta, who was the key speaker and also a panellist at the event, asked African governments to improve transparency to attract support and investments. The President will present a policy address to the UN General Assembly today and to hold bilateral talks tomorrow with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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