Financial prudence enables Laikipia County in central Kenya to surpass own source revenue targets after banking $10.5 million
When he announced the feat, Governor Joshua Irungu said, is the remarkable achievement and a pointer to the county’s own source revenue potential that has been on an upward trajectory since the 2022-23 financial year, when collection was Ksh900 million ($6.96 million).
Kenya to integrate natural assets inventory reports into national, county planning for sustainable development
During a technical presentation, NLC Director of Research and Natural Resources Ben Opaa said the inventory established that Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands hold enormous ecological and economic value despite often being perceived as wastelands.
Kenya hails its National Marine Spatial Plan as key to the East African nation’s harnessing Indian Ocean water resources
According to Japheth Ntiba, a fisheries expert and former principal secretary, the plan aligns with the United Nations Decade for Ocean Science initiative, which seeks to stimulate relevant knowledge to protect the oceans and provide new opportunities for sustainable development.
