Narok Senator Ledama Olekina has dismissed the significance of the ongoing African Climate Summit being hosted by President William Ruto, maintaining that the event organizers should have held it in the desert to align it with the theme.
Describing the conference as nothing, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) legislator in a sly dig at President William Ruto's administration, which has organised the key summit, said the government should have emulated the Burning Man Project, an American company known for organising events in deserts from time to time.
“A Real climate change conference should be held in a DESERT like burning man then these talks can stop being talks about nothing!”
The Summit started on Monday, August 4 and is scheduled to run until Wednesday, August 6.
While defending his comments on the summit, Olekina claimed that he was the first person to plant over twenty million trees in the Mau forest through aerial seeding method.
“Exactly 5 years ago, I became the first ever leader to plant over 20 million trees in the Mau Forest through aerial seeding in Kenya. This is what action on climate change is all about!” stated the lawmaker.
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit, organised by the African Union Commission in partnership with Kenya which is hosting the event, is dedicated to addressing the challenges posed by changing climate patterns on the continent.
Held under the theme "Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World," the summit aims to set a fresh agenda for sustainable development in Africa.
Its primary objective is to establish a declaration focused on Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions while also initiating a Call to Action for African Union Member States and their supporting partners.
The summit also seeks to foster global partnerships to develop sustainable solutions for mitigating climate change
Over 20 heads of state are expected to grace the event.
