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Developing Effective Environmental Laws and Policies
Promoting Principles of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Kenya’s New Constitution
In Kenya, a landmark review of the nation’s constitution is underway. The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission, which has the mandate to revise the existing Kenyan constitution, is holding public hearings throughout the country to ensure that the process includes the voices and priorities of Kenyan experts and citizens. During this review process, eminent Kenyan environmental scholar Professor Charles O. Okidi prepared a detailed memorandum addressing how matters related to environment, natural resources, and sustainable development could be entrenched in the constitution. At Professor Okidi’s invitation, ELI reviewed a draft of the memorandum and provided supplemental analysis and commentary, drawing upon the Institute’s past research on environmental constitutional provisions in Africa and elsewhere. Professor Okidi’s presentation to the Commission, as well as his memorandum on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainable Development in Kenya’s Constitution-Making, have been well received. ELI continues to follow the Commission’s progress.
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