Political manifestos short on specifics regarding climate change
Although Kenya has been commended for having some of the most progressive laws and policies to combat climate change, the issue has not featured prominently enough in the agendas of those currently competing for various leadership positions during the current electioneering period. Given the far-reaching nature of the negative impacts of climate change, this situation is worrying. From a review of leading concerns among the citizens gleaned from social and mainstream media platforms, the high cost of food is one of the leading worries on the lips of most Kenyans. More specifically, the cost of maize floor has featured so much in recent months, underscoring the value of maize and its products, particularly floor, in the diets of most Kenyan households. Whereas those in government have blamed the international market for the current high prices of food, the impact of changing seasons, possibly occasioned by climate change, has not received sufficient attention. One of the effects of