MPs Push to Include Traditional Weather Forecasting Methods in New Meteorology Bill

Members of the National Assembly Committee on Environment, Forestry, and Mining have made new recommendations to be included in the Meteorological Bill 2023, including the incorporation of traditional forecasting methods in the legislation.

Speaking while reviewing the proposed amendments, committee vice chair Charles Kamuren and Turkana Central MP Joseph Emathe suggested that Traditional Indigenous Knowledge (TIK) be used to leverage how the Kenya Meteorological Department forecasts the weather.

According to MP Kamuren, the methods have been proven to work and thus should be rightfully included in the bill. "The issue of indigenous knowledge is important here.

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