The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the interior ministry has strengthened the capacity of all the 47 county commissioners in spearheading tree planting activities through training. The training curriculum, co-created with the Kenya School of Government, is set to empower the county commissioners in monitoring and reporting mechanisms for climate change interventions within their respective counties. Speaking of the initiative, Interior PS Raymond Omollo said the impacts of climate change are unprecedented with climate-induced extreme weather displacing over a quarter of a million people and affecting close to half a million people in the country. He added that the Interior Ministry through the National Climate Change Security Readiness Programme is committed to training county commissioners and over 15,000 National Government Administrative Officers (NGAOs) on climate change, to empower them in mobilising and supporting climate change interventions including the 15 billion tree campaign. His counterpart, PS for Climate Change and Forestry Gitonga Mugambi said the collaboration will greatly contribute to the realisation of the initiatives by the government to green the environment and combat climate change effects. 'It is against this backdrop that we are collaborating with other Ministries to ensure seamless coordination and overseeing of tree-planting campaign at the grassroots level, and we are confident that this collaboration with the Ministry of Interior will effectively advance these interventions,” Mugambi said. The training is in line with the objective of the National Climate Change Security Readiness Programme to build the capacity of all National Government Administrative Officers for effective participation, stakeholder engagement, and coordination in the government's climate change programs. https://www.citizen.digital/news/county-commissioners-trained-in-strategic-preparedness-to-combat-climate-change-n342597?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1716388167