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ODS consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

HCFC consumption

‘Consumption’ is calculated as production + imports – exports.

HFC consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Mr. Mamo B. Mamo NFP FPLS
    Director General
    National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry
  • Ms. Linda Kosgei NFP
    Head
    Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), State Department of Climate Change and Environment, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry
  • Mr. Marindany Leonard Kirui NFP
    Coordinator
    National Ozone Unit (NOU), State Department of Climate Change and Environment, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1988-11-09 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1988-11-09 R
London Amendment 1994-09-27 R
Copenhagen Amendment 1994-09-27 R
Montreal Amendment 2000-07-12 R
Beijing Amendment 2013-10-09 R
Kigali Amendment 2023-09-22 At
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: No
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties
Quarantine and pre-shipment uses: methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications is used to control pests and pathogens in certain imported and exported commodities, and QPS uses are not included in the calculated levels of consumption and production.

Research, development, public awareness and exchange of information (Article 9)

Several countries have reported every two years on activities undertaken by them with respect to promotion of research, development and exchange of information on best technologies, possible alternatives to controlled substances and costs and benefits of relevant control strategies and promoting public awareness.

Year of submission: 1991
Click here for an overview of reports submitted by all parties.

Information reported by the Parties on illegal trade (Decision XIV/7 (7))

Parties are invited to report to the Ozone Secretariat fully proved cases of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances.

Party Seizure Date Year Substances Traded Volume Importing Exporting Country Illegal Trade Details Action Taken Remarks
Kenya 02 May, 2012 R-404A and R-410A 30 Cylinders of R-404A and 27 Cylinders of R-410A UAE Contaminated Reshipment at the cost of the importing company and revocation of the ODS import license
Kenya 08 Dec, 2012 HCFC-22, HFC-134a and R404A 30 cylinders of HCFC-22; 30 Cylinders of HFC-134a and 40 cylinders of R404A UAE HFC-134a had banned CFC12 while R404A had 25% of the banned CFC-12 Reshipment order and License application request was rejected
Kenya 01 Apr, 2014 HCFC-22, HFC-134a, R-404A, R-407C and R-410A HCFC-22 of 9,534kg, 10,880 kg of HFC-134a, 4,360 kg of R-404A, 678 kg of R-407C and 3,390 kg of R-410A Kenya/China Expiry of permit and importing license Refrigerant consignment stopped from clearance by customs until updated valid ODS permit and ODS license obtained from issuing authority
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The Vienna Convention provides for that parties shall co-operate in conducting research and systematic observations and in formulating recommendations for future research and observation in areas related to the ozone layer. To this end the Ozone Research Managers meet every three years to review national and international research and monitoring activities to ensure coordination and identify gaps.
Reports submitted by Kenya to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
To view reports submitted by all Parties to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date, click here

The Multilateral Fund: US$10,181,008

The Multilateral Fund is the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol and provides financial and technical assistance to Article 5 (developing) countries to enable their compliance with the Protocol’s control measures.

The Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund has approved funding to Kenya in the amount of US$10,181,008 as of 2024-05-31. This includes the funding for current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
HFC phase-down related projects Germany 141,250
HFC phase-down related projects UNEP 107,350
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) France 1,197,113
Institutional strengthening UNEP 401,857
Total 1,847,570

As at 2022-12-31, US$8,426,684 had been disbursed.

This information is provided by Multilateral Fund Secretariat. For more information please refer to the Multilateral Fund website