Chris Kiptoo

Chris Kiptoo (born 31 December 1967) is a Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Kenya[3] .[4][5] He assumed office in January 2020,[3] following reassignment by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta .[6][7] from December 2015.[8][9][10] He has also had a career spanning 15 years at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) as a manager during which he was seconded to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA) as Senior advisor and manager special projects, and to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Kenya as economic adviser to the prime minister, then Raila Odinga. Kiptoo also had a short stint at National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

Chris Kiptoo
Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Assumed office
14 January 2020
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byBetty Maina[1]
Principal Secretary, State Department for Trade in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives.
In office
1 December 2015 – 14 January 2020[2]
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Personal details
Born (1967-12-31) 31 December 1967
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
NationalityKenyan
Children3
Alma materSt. Patrick's High School (Iten, Kenya) , Egerton University , University of Nairobi

Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Kiptoo attending 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference with 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.[11] Kiptoo facilitated the renewed management of Michuki Park and the handing over to the Kenya Forest Service (KFS).[12][13] 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.[14][15]

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.[16][17] 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.[18] 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.[15]

Kiptoo advocated for the finalization of the National Sustainable Waste management policy and  Kenya Meteorological Bill seeking to make KMD a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA).[19][20]

Principal Secretary (PS) for the State Department of Trade in the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Co-operatives

Kiptoo facilitated provision of training of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), operators and other interest groups in areas like business planning, entrepreneurship, record keeping, sourcing for business finance, marketing, costing, and pricing of products among others and implemented Trade Training Program for SME Exporters. He engaged United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for the establishment of EMPRETEC Centre, a flagship capacity-building programme for MSMEs to facilitate sustainable development and inclusive growth.[21]

Rural community work

Kiptoo is the current patron of Kaptagat Integrated Conservation Programme which is key in rehabilitation and restoration of degraded forest areas.[22][23]

Education

Kiptoo took his A-levels at St. Patrick's High School, studied economics at Egerton University, and later acquired a master's degree from Egerton. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in International Macroeconomics, Finance Specialization from the University of Nairobi.[24]

Publications
  • "Integrated National Export Development and Promotion Strategy Plus Implementation Plan"[25]
  • "Real exchange rate volatility and misalignment: effects on trade and investment in Kenya"[26]
  • "The potential impact of the global financial crisis on African economies"[27]

References
  1. "Kenya requires Sh48 billion to achieve 10 per cent forest cover". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. "Dr Chris Kiptoo Takes Over As PS For Environment And Forestry". Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. "Kenya requires Sh48 billion to achieve 10 per cent forest cover". The Standard (Kenya). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "Gov't Targets 2 Billion Trees By 2022, More Green Jobs For Youth". Citizen TV. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. "Principal secretary". Ministry of Environment and Forestry). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. "Full List: Uhuru's New Appointments To Cabinet, Reshuffle". Citizen TV. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. "Counterfeits are a commercial espionage". 98.4 Capital FM. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. "Principal Secretary". Ministry of environment. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. "Tips from Dr Kiptoo's modern dairy project". The Standard (Kenya). Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. "PS Chris Kiptoo sets up dairy farm to sensitize local residents to increase productivity in Marakwet". The Standard (Kenya). Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  11. UNDP. "UNDP hands over equipment to bolster COVID-19 Medical Waste Management in Kenya". Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. "Michuki park cleanup". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. "Michuki Memorial Park to be opened to public in August". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  14. AllAfrica. "Kenya: Masterplan to Restore Degraded Cherangany-Elgeyo Hills Launched". AllAfrica. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. "PS Environment Launches Cherangany – Elgeyo Hills Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation Intergrated Master Plan". Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. "KENYA: 319,000 trees for the restoration of the Kaptagat forest in the west of the country". Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. Business Daily Africa. "Counties hold key to meeting 10pc forest cover goal by 2022". Business Daily Africa.
  18. "Envoys urge the public to plant more trees". Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. "Push For Sustainable Waste Management Programme".
  20. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. "WMO: Make KMD semi-autonomous state agency". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  21. "CS Adan Mohamed's Statement on 14th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIV)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  22. "350,000 seedlings to be planted in Kaptagat annual tree planting". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  23. "319,000 trees for the restoration of the Kaptagat forest in the west of the country".
  24. University of Nairobi. "Alumni" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  25. "Integrated National Export Development and promotion Strategy Plus Implementation Plan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  26. "Real exchange rate volatility and misalignment: effects on trade and investment in Kenya". University of Nairobi. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  27. "The potential impact of the global financial crisis on African economies". SABINET. 9 December 2021.
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