A petroleum distribution company has committed to supporting the country’s economic transition to low-carbon energy consumption.
Dalbit petroleum reaffirmed its resolve in investing in low-carbon options in a bid to reduce the greenhouse emissions that have been widely blamed for climate change.
The company’s top brass led by founder Humphrey Kariuki and CEO Timothy Skudi, said that the impacts of climate change that is currently ravaging the country were enough warning flashlights that demand action.
The ongoing drought covering a large swathe of land, especially in the Northern part of the country has been directly attributed to climate change effects.
It has put the lives of millions at risk and led to the death of a lot of livestock.
President William Ruto has also pronounced a policy decision to have 5 billion trees planted in the country to shore up forest cover in a bid to turn the tide in the wave of destruction occasioned by the phenomenon.
Its green efforts include tree planting drives, in which a “148-strong team planted 1,000 trees at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in May this year as part of environmental conservation efforts aimed at preserving the world’s first Mountain Bongo sanctuary.”
“The tree planting exercise is being done in partnership with local communities as part of a tree planting initiative that will contribute towards the Conservancy’s target of planting 5,000 indigenous tree species in 2022.”
“This further complements the existing work done by the local communities and will ultimately contribute to the already existing 35,000 indigenous tree species previously planted in the Mount Kenya Forest by Dalbit,” th company said.
Dalbit Petroleum Limited made the commitment on Tuesday when it celebrated 20 years of operation in Kenya and the region at a city hotel.
The event was attended by Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, Trade CS nominee Moses Kuria and Tourism CS Najib Balala among others.
“When we began in 2002, the petroleum industry faced significant and seemingly insurmountable hurdles. Countries in the region were dealing with drought, civil unrest and a distinct lack of infrastructure, which was, in turn, holding back much-needed economic development,” Skudi, the company’s CEO said.
Humphrey Kariuki said that since its founding in 2002, the company has grown to a regional presence and that it was conscious of the vagaries of climate change.
