- Campaigners spoke at the launch of Kenya’s green energy transition strategy.
- Mithika Mwenda says vulnerable people must be inclusive in energy transitioning.
- Chair of PACJA’s Technical and Political Committee, Augustine Ndajmnshi, says fiscal policies and incentives are very important.
The campaigners said that the country’s green energy transition strategy, backed by civil society and lenders, will bear fruit once it captures the aspirations and needs of native communities affected by climate change. They spoke in Nairobi during the launch of the country’s green energy transition strategy, which is backed by civil society and lenders.
According to Mithika Mwenda, executive director of the Nairobi-based Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, a just and people-centred transition to green energy will dramatically influence human and ecological health, growth, peace, and stability. “Vulnerable people cannot be left out of the decision-making table for the green transition to be just,” Mwenda said, adding that Africa’s quick adoption of renewable energy had transformed livelihoods.
Kenya, Botswana, Cameroon, Morocco, and Nigeria are among the nations that will benefit from the beginning of an international donor-funded project titled “Ensuring a People-Centered Energy Transition in Africa via Civil Society Engagement.” According to Augustine Ndjamnshi, chair of PACJA’s Technical and Political Committee, Greater access to clean energy will be critical in building local communities’ resilience and achieving Africa’s sustainability agenda.
He went on to say that fiscal incentives, private sector investments, and improved monitoring were all important in combating Africa’s energy poverty, which has slowed the continent’s modernization and slowed the fight against climate change. Kenya’s Ministry of Energy’s Director of Renewable Energy, Dan Marangu, stated the government had adopted strong policies and legislation to decarbonize the sector through solar, wind, and geothermal energy.