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Keriako Tobiko and
Uhuru Kenyatta Kiptoo joined the Ministry of Environment and Forestry as Permanent Secretary in January 2020. Through the
Global Environment Facility, where he serves as the Focal Point for Kenya, Kiptoo has initiated and facilitated several programs. Kiptoo facilitated the renewed management of Michuki Park and the handing over to the
Kenya Forest Service (KFS). He helped develop plans for rehabilitation and restoration of Cherangany-Elgeiyo Hill Ecosystem, Tsavo Ecosystem, Joint Programming for conservation of Southern Kenya Northern Tanzania (SOKNOT) transboundary landscape. Kiptoo was key in development of the four key elements for implementation of
REDD+ process as a key vehicle for delivery of national climate change goals. These elements include the REDD+ Strategy, Safeguard Information System, Forest Reference Level and the
National forest monitoring system. These elements, currently under implementation and additional improvements will support country's access to climate finance to support sustainable forest management and conservation efforts Kiptoo helped mobilize stakeholder engagement and participation for the successful implementation of the presidential Directive on accelerated achievement and maintenance of over 10% forest cover by 2022. He led the conceptualization and development of the tree growing and Sustainable Forest Financing Program for mobilizing global and local finance from public and private sources to support forest sector development. He has been active in strengthening the policy and legislative environment for forest sector development, through which KEFRI has been strengthened as the premier institution for tree production, processing and distribution. KEFRI's capacity of seed production has been raised from 60 metric tons to 300 metric tons with an annual capacity to produce 3 billion seedlings. == Principal Secretary (PS) for the State Department of Trade in the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Co-operatives ==