Business Quest 
- KCB Champions Strategic Partnerships to Accelerate Sustainable Finance and Greening of Kenya’s Education Sector at COP31;
Held under the theme “Strengthening Strategic Partnerships for Sustainable Finance,Climate Action and Investment in Kenya.”
The session focused on accelerating the decarbonisation and greening of the education sector through innovative financing solutions and collaborative action.
The engagement was led by KCB Bank Kenya Managing Director, Mrs Annastacia Kimtai, and attended by Hon. Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa,Cabinet Secretary,Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry,and Dr Eng.Festus Ng’eno, Principal Secretary, State Department for Environment and Climate Change.
The initiative has contributed to lower energy costs,reduced reliance on biomass fuels and improved energy reliability across participating institutions.
Discussions highlighted the need to mobilise additional capital through concessional financing, de-risking instruments and technical assistance to attract greater participation from development finance institutions and private investors.
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