Kenya, in partnership with the World Bank, has received additional Sh 3.9 billion funding to boost its Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) program.
This comes after counties posted a strong performance and a growing demand for community-driven climate resilience investments.
In a statement, Treasury CS John Mbadi says the package will not introduce new programs but will increase support for already running initiatives.
“FLLoCA is showing that when counties and communities are empowered with the right resources and institutions, they can deliver practical solutions that strengthen livelihoods while addressing climate risks. The progress we are witnessing across the country confirms that locally led climate action works. This additional financing will allow us to scale these efforts and reach even more communities.”
At the program’s design stage, it was anticipated that 32 counties, and later 36 counties, would meet the eligibility conditions for the second cycle of County Climate Resilience Investment (CCRI) grants.
However, 45 counties qualified in the first cycle and 42 counties met the conditions in the second cycle, significantly surpassing expectations and demonstrating the strong uptake of locally-led climate action across the country.
This, the ministry says, has translated into higher disbursements at this point of the program implementation.
While initial projections anticipated disbursement of Ksh11 billion at this stage of the program, actual disbursements have already reached Ksh14 billion, reflecting both the scale of demand and the effectiveness of county-led implementation.