Kenya
2024
- 9Active policies mapped
- 6Disclosure
- 6Transition planning
- 1Public procurement
Domain Assessment
The Monitor assesses how ambitious, comprehensive, and stringent net zero regulations and policies are across different jurisdictions and domains, considering up to 265 data points for each policy tool.
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Climate-related disclosure | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled |
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Transition planning | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled |
Public procurement | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria not fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria not fulfilled | Criteria fulfilled | Criteria not fulfilled | Criteria not fulfilled |
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Policy Tool Assessment
9 policy tools
Our law firm network identifies and analyses policy tools relevant to each domain to allow the Monitor to assess their ambition, stringency, and comprehensiveness.
Policy Tool Name | Domain | Year in force | Net zero aligned | Domain ambition 1 | Domain ambition 2 | Mandatory | Enforceable | Data transparency & verification | Variety of targeted entities / activities | Scope 3/non-carbon GHGs | Offsets |
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Code of Corporate Governance Practices for Issuers of Securities to the Public, 2015 | D | 2015 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (GESIP, 2016- 2030) | TP, PP | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Guidance on Climate-Related Risk Management dated October 2021 issued by the Central Bank of Kenya | D, TP | 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy 2017-2026 | TP | 2017 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Nairobi Securities Exchange ESG Disclosures Guidance Manual dated November 2021 issued by the Nairobi Securities Exchange | D | 2021 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
National Climate Change Action Plan (2018-2022) | D, TP | 2018 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
National Policy on Climate Finance, 2016 | TP | 2016 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Sessional Paper No. 03 of 2017 on the National Policy on Climate Finance issued by the National Treasury | D, TP | 2018 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
The Climate Change Act, as amended in 2023 | D | 2016 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Legal Expert Network
Bowmans
Domains covered:
- Disclosure
- Transition Planning
- Public Procurement
Authors
- Christina Nduba-Banja (lead)
EMSI & Associates
Domains covered:
- Disclosure
- Transition Planning
- Public Procurement
Authors
- Mary Waithiegeni Chege (Lead)
- Mary Ann Wachira
- Joy Odhiambo
ENS Africa
Domains covered:
- Disclosure
- Transition Planning
- Public Procurement
Authors
- Binti Shah (Lead)
- Jean Makaka
- Minna Mumma
- Kerubo Orwaro
- Tasneem Pirbhai