ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Climate Change (Public Participation and Access to Climate Change Information) Regulations
16. Maintenance of information on climate change
Edition: 2023-04-28 · In force
16. Maintenance of information on climate change
(1)Pursuant to section 24(4) of the Act, the Council and the Directorate, shall maintain relevant, current and accurate information on matters relating to climate change.(2)The information referred to in subregulation (1) shall include—(a)all the strategies, laws and policies on climate change in Kenya;(c)global trends in strategies, laws and policies on climate change; and(d)all international instruments on climate change that are ratified by Kenya.(3)The Council and the Directorate may request the production of any information on matters relating to climate change held by a public or private entity, where the Council or Directorate considers such information necessary for the conduct of public consultation.(4)A responsible authority shall maintain the information on matters relating to climate change in physical form at its offices and may publish such information on its official website.(5)A responsible authority may avail information on matters relating to climate change to a member of the public upon request and in a reasonably expeditious, simple and accessible manner.(6)For purposes of access to climate change information, a responsible authority shall be guided by the provisions of the Access to Information Act (Cap. 7M).