[PHOTOS] Heads of State session of Africa Climate Summit

In Summary

• The meeting was attended by Heads of State from across Africa and other key leaders including US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry.

• Also present were Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

by SHARON MWENDE

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05 September 2023 - 15:41

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President William Ruto during the Africa Climate Summit held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on September 5, 2023.
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The Africa Climate Summit entered Day 2 on Tuesday.

The discussions were pegged on climate financing and how to scale it up at the international level for Africa, investing in nature and biodiversity.

Various leaders including President William Ruto, AU chairperson Moussa Faki, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and a host of presidents and other dignitaries addressed the meeting.

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Ruto said it was time for Africa to step forward as the cornerstone around which compelling climate solutions are built.

"Africa has an extraordinary opportunity to abandon the unsustainable path of the past and build a new route that aligns economic inclusion and shared prosperity with the Paris Agreement," he added.

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The meeting was attended by Heads of State from across Africa and other key leaders including US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry.

Also present was Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

The first and second spouses - Mama Rachel Ruto and Pastor Dorcas Rigathi- also attended the session.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga during the Heads of State session of the Africa Climate Summit at KICC on September 5, 2023.
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First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto and Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi during the Heads of State session of the Africa Climate Summit at KICC on September 5, 2023.
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