Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has pledged to lobby for climate change fund bill 2022.
The bill has been an obstacle to grants from the World Bank and other partners who have it as a pre-qualification to gain grants.
The bill seeks to provide for legal frame work for establishment of a climate change fund to finance, facilitate and coordinate County climate change mitigation and adaptation programs.
Once the bill is passed, Bungoma County will be a beneficiary of World Bank funding totaling to 50 million shillings for each of the 47 counties.
Speaking during a meeting with Anglican Development Services (ADS) – Western officials in his office Lusaka insisted on the need to pass the bill.
“World over everyone is now keen on climate change and we should not be left behind as a County,” said Lusaka.
The bill was to be tabled last year but failed to take off due to a frosty relationship between the Assembly and the Executive.
He called on the Members of the County Assembly to quickly pass the bill as it comes with many benefits directly to their wards.