President William Ruto on Saturday appointed Joseph Ng’ang’a as the Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Nairobi in September.

Ng’ang’a is the Vice President of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).

The new CEO will head the ACS Secretariat and oversee the planning and coordination of all activities.

Ng’ang’a will work closely with Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya and other stakeholders.

GEAPP is an alliance of philanthropy, governments, technology, policy and financing partners founded by The Rockefeller Foundation, the IKEA Foundation, and the Bezos Earth Fund.

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GEAPP was created to help accelerate clean energy for everyone, everywhere, for people and the planet.

Ng’ang’a is also the chairman of the Funders Council for Sustainable Energy for All and a co-founder of the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative.

Kenya and the African Union will co-host the African Climate Summit in Nairobi from September 4th to 6th.

Ng’ang’a was joined by Simon Harford, CEO of GEAPP, and Mr William Asiko, the Vice-President Rockefeller Foundation Africa, at his unveiling at State House, Nairobi.