President William Ruto on Sunday drove himself to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), to attend the ongoing African Youth Climate Summit.
The President drove an electric vehicle to the summit, with other cars in his motorcade also being electric.
His presence at KICC marks an end to the African Youth Climate Summit, where he received a declaration from the youths.
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The youth declaration calls for the establishment of an assembly for coordinating youth climate governance, a global green bank to represent youth interests.
The group also lobbies for a UN youth office to be domiciled in Africa.
The closure marks the beginning of the Africa Climate Summit will take place from September 4 and September 6.
Already, Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has arrived in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit set to begin at the Kenyatta International Conference(KICC) on Monday.
The East African Community (EAC) Chairperson, was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport(JKIA) by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua and his Health counterpart Susan Nakhumicha.
“This afternoon I received H.E Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi who arrived in Nairobi to participate in the Africa Climate Summit scheduled to take place from 4th to 6th September 2023,” Mutua said.
More than twenty Heads of State are expected in Nairobi for the conference that will bring together over 20,000 delegates from across the globe.
The Africa Climate Summit 2023, “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World,” seeks to address the escalating challenges posed by climate change and its associated costs, both globally and particularly in Africa.
