The Economic Counsellor at the British High Commission Daniel Wilcox lauded the milestone saying conservation efforts have the potential to spur economic growth.
He said the UK values its partnership with Kenya and affirmed its commitment to tackling joint environmental and climate change issues for the sake of future generations.
“This is why we are working with counties like Makueni towards the realisation of green energy and land and ecosystem restoration,"Wilcox said.
"We are committed to strengthening the community’s capacity to respond to climate change and support the productive use of energy through useful energy plans,” Wilcox added.
He commended the Makueni County Government for its county energy plan and for establishing an energy department to enable the energy sector to be mainstreamed across all the other departments.
He also lauded the county government for their active participation in sensitisation workshops that have led to the successful completion of the County Energy Plan.
During the two-day tour of the county, the UK PACT team and county officials also visited farmers who are Trainers-of-Trainers (ToTs) on forest and land restoration.
They witnessed and appreciated the interventions being implemented which have contributed to the improvement of farmers’ livelihoods.
These include water conservation efforts such as water channeling to farm ponds and the use of shade nets to minimize water loss through evaporation.
The team also met tree nursery workers involved in supporting communities to grow trees.
The tree planting project led by World Agroforestry Centre (Icraf) focuses on exploring nature-based solutions to adaptation and has seen more than 1,000 beneficiaries trained in forest and land restoration.
“The lead farmers have been able to cascade the training to 775 other farmers in the county, ensuring equitable gender participation and benefits,” the UK High Commission said.
