Meteorological services in Kenya have been provided without an Act of Parliament. In the absence of the Act, there has been lack of effective regulation on provision of meteorological services and clear guidelines on resource mobilization and revenue collection. The presence of multiple players in observation and provision of weather and climate information is a positive sign of the mutual interests and roles, but this makes coordination efforts and investments in the management and regulation of standards regarding weather and climate infrastructure installations, observations, analysis, data management and dissemination uniquely significant. A coordinated approach could yield enhanced monitoring and evaluation, resource pooling, effective and efficient use of resources as well as governance.
This Policy proposes a broad range of measures and actions to address key meteorological issues and challenges. It further seeks to provide the framework for an integrated approach to planning, implementation of various meteorological policy measures and recommends a legal and institutional framework as well as governance measures to support the achievement of the desired goals and objectives.