Africa-Press – Kenya. Expenditure on expansion of access to clean and adequate water for domestic and agriculture use has been slashed by over Sh2 billion to Sh43.3 billion in President William Ruto’s maiden budget down from last year’s Sh45.9 billion.
In budget proposals read in Parliament on Thursday, Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung’u allocated Sh12.4 billion for water resource management.
Ndung’u also allocated Sh1.6 billion for water storage and flood control down from last year’s Sh9.8 billion.
“Environmental conservation and response to the impacts of Climate Change are the center of the governments’ Social Economic transformation agenda,” he said.
In addition, the CS set aside Sh19.7 billion for irrigation and land reclamation and Sh1.9 billion for water harvesting and storage.
The budget allocated for irrigation and land reclamation is an increase from last year’s Sh8.5 billion.
In order to support the environment and water conservation and response to climate change, Ndung’u set aside Sh14.4 billion for forests and water towers conservation.
An increase of Sh3.8 billion for environmental management and protection, Sh1.5 billion for Meteorological Service and Sh1.1billion for human wildlife conflict compensation.
Governments’ bid to improve wildlife insurance received Sh800 million while Sh3.6 billion went towards the financing of local climate action projects.
Ndung’u said Climate Change has become a major pressing issue globally.
He added that a national tree champion campaign will be championed by the President to increase forest cover in the country.
Meanwhile, the Kenya Kwanza government allocated Sh400 million for maintenance of access roads and airstrips leading to parks.
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