The Makueni County Climate Change Act, no. 6 of 2022.

This Act, consisting of 65 articles and divided into nine Parts, provides for defining a framework, in order to facilitate the county government, communities and other stakeholders to respond effectively to climate change through appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures. The Act defines the following relevant terms: adaptive capacity, as the ability of a system to adapt to the impacts, minimise potential damages, or take advantage of opportunities offered by climate change or climate variability; climate change unit; County Climate Change Fund; private entity. The object of this Act is to enhance climate resilience through mobilisation of resources for development, management, implementation, regulation and monitoring of adaptation and mitigation measures and actions. In order to accomplish its object, this Act focuses on the following actions involving all the sectors of the economy: mainstreaming climate change responses into development planning; implementing coordinated and integrated response to climate change and its impacts; facilitating effective management of climate change impacts; promoting, supporting and facilitating community-based and community-initiated adaptation and mitigation activities; providing incentives for the private sector to contribute to achievement of low carbon climate resilient development; enhancing public participation in climate change response; establishing mechanisms to promote and facilitate climate change research and development, innovations, technology development, training and capacity building; protecting all the rivers, streams, wetlands and forests within Makueni County, through adequate and precise mapping activity.
The application of the provisions of this Act is guided by the following values and principles: commitment to informed participation of communities in planning and implementation of climate change response interventions; achieving equitable benefits; protection of the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations; ensuring a transition for all towards an environmentally sustainable economy; promotion and protection of the right to a clean and healthy environment in compliance with the Constitution. The Act covers the following matters: establishment of the County Climate Change Steering Committee, and definition of its functions; composition of the Committee; establishment of the Climate Change Board, definition of its functions and appointment of its members; institutional framework for planning and development activities; measures and actions for responding to climate change, including: formulation of an Action Plan and specification of its content; duties of public and private interests relating to climate change; monitoring and reporting activities; public participation and access to information; establishment of the County climate change fund; sources of the fund; financial provisions; offences and penalties.