Kenya launches 50 mln USD grassroots climate financing program

STORY: Kenya launches 50 mln USD grassroots climate financing program DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the program venue 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. various of the program venue 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NJUGUNA NDUNG'U, Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury STORYLINE: Kenya on Monday unveiled a county climate financing program worth 7.37 billion shillings (about 50.6 million U.S. dollars) as it seeks to boost mitigation efforts at the local level. President William Ruto, who launched the County Climate Resilience Investment (CCRI) Grants issued under the East African nation's Financing Locally Led Climate Action to Counties (FLLoCA) at the ongoing Africa Climate Summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, said that the funding will help rural counties, in particular, develop tailored climate resilience strategies. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "Effective climate change action in