EVENT AGENDA

Explore the comprehensive program of the 4th EIK International Environmental Conference & EXPO 2025

Meeting Point and Registration

Registration and welcome to all conference participants.

08:00 - 09:00

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

TBA

A delegates’ visit to Bamburi Cement

Official opening ceremony with welcome addresses from conference organizers and government representatives.

09:00 - 09:30

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Bamburi Cement

2km Environmental Awareness Walk Bamburi Cement – Pirates Beach

09:30 - 10:30

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Pirates Beach

Beach Clean-Up Exercise

10:30 - 11:30

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Pirates Beach

Interactive Session and Closing Remarks

11:30 - 12:30

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

TBA

Refreshments, Networking & Departure

12:30 - 14:00

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

TBA

Delegates' Arrival and Registration

Moderators:

EIK Secretariat

08:00 - 09:00

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Mombasa Continental Resort

Tree Planting and Exhibition Viewing

Tree Planting and Exhibition Viewing by Keynote Speakers and Guest Speakers

09:00 - 10:00

Tree Planting and Exhibition Viewing

Mombasa Continental Resort

Entertainment Sessions

National Anthem and East Africa Anthem

10:00 - 10:15

Mombasa Continental Resort

Session 1 : Introduction & Welcoming Remarks

Keynote Speeches and addresses from our speakers and the chief guest : Dr. Jane Njuguna
CEO / Director, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

Moderators:

Dr. Purity Muthoni

Speakers:

Dr. Jane Njuguna CEO/Director — Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)-Chief Guest Speaker
Dr. Mamo B. Mamo Director General — National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Speaker
Eng. Jackson Mangondu Director General — Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) Speaker
Eng. Peter Njenga Managing Director — Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) Speaker
H.E. Dr Wilber K. Ottichilo E.G.H. Governor — Vihiga County Speaker
Mr. Alex Mugambi Chairman — Environment Institute of Kenya Speaker
Mr. Camille Nyamihana Vice President — Rwanda Association of Professional Environmental Practitioners (RAPEP) Speaker
Mr. Emilio Mugo Chairman — National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Speaker
Mr. Joseph M. Kamau CEO — Athi Water Works Development Agency Speaker
Prof. Michieka, W. Ratemo Chancellor — Tharaka University Speaker
Prof. Peter K. Muriungi Ph.D. Vice Chancellor — Tharaka University Speaker

10:15 - 11:30

Keynote

Mombasa Continental Resort

Session 2 : High-Level Plenary Session

Sub-Theme: Grassroots, National, and Regional Climate Actions

Moderators:

Edwin Otieno

Speakers:

Dr. Jane Njuguna CEO/Director — Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)-Chief Guest Speaker
Dr. Mamo B. Mamo Director General — National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Speaker
Eng. Jackson Mangondu Director General — Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) Speaker
Eng. Peter Njenga Managing Director — Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) Speaker
H.E. Dr Wilber K. Ottichilo E.G.H. Governor — Vihiga County Speaker
Mr. Alex Mugambi Chairman — Environment Institute of Kenya Speaker
Mr. Joseph M. Kamau CEO — Athi Water Works Development Agency Speaker
Prof. Peter K. Muriungi Ph.D. Vice Chancellor — Tharaka University Speaker

11:30 - 12:30

Climate Action Presentation

Mombasa Continental Resort

Photo session

12:30 - 13:00

Mombasa Continental Resort

Lunch Break, Exhibition, Networking and Entertainment Sessions

13:00 - 14:20

SESSION 3. HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATIONS

Access to climate finance by grassroots actors and Institutions by Prof. Dickson Andala
Strengthening public-private partnerships for climate investment by Mr. Samson Toniok
Strengthening Academia–Policy–Community Linkages for Africa’s Climate Agenda by Prof. Peter K. Muriungi Ph.D.

Moderators:

Ms. Zelda Kerubo

Speakers:

Mr. Samson Toniok Chief Executive Officer — National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND) Speaker
Prof. Dickson Andala Chief Executive Officer — National Research Fund Speaker
Prof. Peter K. Muriungi Ph.D. Vice Chancellor — Tharaka University Speaker

14:20 - 15:30

Climate Finance Presentation

Mombasa Continental Resort

Parallel Session 1: Climate Finance mobilization

Contextual Setting by Ms. Zelda Kerubo

Industrial Presentations
Evaluation of Water Service Provision Integration Approaches on Domestic Water Security in Informal Settlements within Nairobi County by Professor Stanley Omuterema Oluchiri(PhD),
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)

Community Led Initiative for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change: A Case Study of Youth–Led Waste Management in Mathare Valley, Nairobi, Kenya. by Ms. Mary Ringera, Department of Public & Global Health UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

Plenary Session: Discussants

Panelist 1: Dr. Caroline Mulinya Senior Lecturer & Director, CECARE Kaimosi Friends University

Panelist 2 : Ms. Mary Ringera Department of Public & Global Health UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

Panelist 3 : Ms. Janet Ahatho Director Environment and Climate Change County Government of Marsabit

Panelist 4 : Dr. Mauriciano Mutiga Tharaka University

Moderators:

Ms. Zelda Kerubo

15:30 - 16:50

Climate Finance Presentation

Mombasa Continental Resort

Parallel Session 2: Emerging Opportunities in Carbon Markets

Contextual Setting : Ms. Magdalene Kagendo

Presentations

Emerging Opportunities in Carbon Markets by Dr. Mwangi Wambugu (Senior Research Scientist, WildlifeWorks )
Geoinformation and Community: Bridging Data, People, and Sustainability by Ms. Leah Kamene (Directorate of Resource Surveys & Remote Sensing)

Plenary Session: Discussants

Dr. Mwangi Wambugu Senior Research Scientist, Wildlife Works
Dr. Mwangi Kinyanjui Karatina University
Ms. Leah Kamene, Directorate of Resource Surveys & Remote Sensing
Ms. Stella Opakas, Deputy Director, Mid & Downstream Petrol, EPRA

Moderators:

Ms. Magdalene Kagendo

15:30 - 16:50

Carbon Markets Panel Discussion

Mombasa Continental Resort

HEALTH BREAK & DEPARTURE

16:50 - 17:00

Delegates' Arrival and Registration

08:00 - 09:20

Mombasa Continental Resort

Session 1

Conference Contextual Setting

James Odongo ; Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization

Hon. Francis Thoya; Deputy Governor, Mombasa County

ESG Policies Launch

Launch the ESG policies and strategies and hand them over to EIK and partner organizations for implementation

Moderators:

Hon. Apopo Lentana

09:20 - 10:40

ESG Policies Workshop

Mombasa Continental Resort

Session 2 : High-Level Presentation [Sub Theme 4. Enabling Governance Frameworks for Climate Action]

Enabling Governance Frameworks for Climate Action by Hon. Godana Doyo
Chairperson, National Environmental Complaints Committee
Enabling Governance Frameworks for Climate Action by Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror
Board Member-NEMA
Catalysing Collective Action: The Role of Civil Society in Advancing Climate Policy Implementation by Mr. Jonathan Odongo, Policy & Civil Society Partnerships Officer, World Wildlife Fund- Kenya
Institutional and Policy Frameworks for Accelerating Climate Action by Dr. Caroline Mulinya
Senior Lecturer & Director, CECARE Kaimosi Friends University

Moderators:

Hon. Apopo Lentana

10:40 - 11:30

Climate Action Presentation

Mombasa Continental Resort

Health Break

11:30 - 11:50

Parallel Session 1: Reincarnation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Contextual Setting

Discussants: Prof. Michieka, W. Ratemo Chancellor, Tharaka University

Moderators:

Ms. Ann Nduati

11:50 - 13:00

Indigenous Knowledge Systems Workshop

Mombasa Continental Resort

Parallel Session 2: Technology, Innovation & Capacity Building

Discussants:

Owen Ombima - Safaricom
Jonathan Odongo - Policy & Civil Society Partnerships Officer, World Wildlife Fund-
Kenya
Mary Ndungu - AHP
Dr. Eng. John Ngatia Githui - Director Projects & Programmes, NAMATA

Moderators:

Dr. Caleb Basweti

11:50 - 13:00

Technology, Innovation and Capacity Building Workshop

Mombasa Continental Resort

Lunch Break, Exhibition, Networking and Entertainment Sessions

13:00 - 14:20

Conference Resolution

Speakers:

Mr. Alex Mugambi Chairman — Environment Institute of Kenya Speaker

14:20 - 14:50

Mombasa Continental Resort

Climate Change Handbook

Speakers:

Dr. Purity Muthoni Partnership, Communication and Education Convener and Board Member — Environment Institute of Kenya Speaker

14:50 - 15:20

Mombasa Continental Resort

Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Speakers:

Mr. Titus Mutuku Chief Executive Officer — Environment Institute of Kenya Speaker

15:20 - 15:30

Mombasa Continental Resort

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EVENT AGENDA

Meeting Point and Registration

A delegates’ visit to Bamburi Cement

2km Environmental Awareness Walk Bamburi Cement – Pirates Beach

Beach Clean-Up Exercise

Interactive Session and Closing Remarks

Refreshments, Networking & Departure

Delegates' Arrival and Registration

Moderators:

Tree Planting and Exhibition Viewing

Entertainment Sessions

Session 1 : Introduction & Welcoming Remarks

Moderators:

Speakers:

Session 2 : High-Level Plenary Session

Sub-Theme: Grassroots, National, and Regional Climate Actions

Moderators:

Speakers:

Photo session

Lunch Break, Exhibition, Networking and Entertainment Sessions

SESSION 3. HIGH-LEVEL PRESENTATIONS

Access to climate finance by grassroots actors and Institutions by Prof. Dickson Andala

Strengthening public-private partnerships for climate investment by Mr. Samson Toniok

Strengthening Academia–Policy–Community Linkages for Africa’s Climate Agenda by Prof. Peter K. Muriungi Ph.D.

Moderators:

Speakers:

Parallel Session 1: Climate Finance mobilization

Moderators:

Parallel Session 2: Emerging Opportunities in Carbon Markets

Plenary Session: Discussants

Moderators:

HEALTH BREAK & DEPARTURE

Delegates' Arrival and Registration

Session 1

Moderators:

Session 2 : High-Level Presentation [Sub Theme 4. Enabling Governance Frameworks for Climate Action]

Moderators:

Health Break

Parallel Session 1: Reincarnation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Contextual SettingDiscussants: Prof. Michieka, W. Ratemo Chancellor, Tharaka University

Moderators:

Parallel Session 2: Technology, Innovation & Capacity Building

Discussants:

Moderators:

Lunch Break, Exhibition, Networking and Entertainment Sessions

Conference Resolution

Speakers:

Climate Change Handbook

Speakers:

Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Speakers:

DON'T MISS OUT

Contextual Setting

Discussants: Prof. Michieka, W. Ratemo Chancellor, Tharaka University