National Drought Management Authority Act (No. 4 of 2016)

This law establishes the National Drought Management Authority, which is responsible for:

• Overseeing Kenya's drought management policies and programs
• Coordinating the government's drought response and climate change initiatives
• Promoting the integration of drought response into development programs and projects
• Developing a drought early warning system
• Creating contingency plans
• Establishing and reviewing preparedness strategies
• Designing and implementing drought and climate resilience projects
• Publishing drought management guidelines
• Conducting research on drought management and climate change
• Advising and giving technical support to drought management institutions
• Coordinating with national government bodies when a drought requires a disaster declaration
• Designing and implementing the country's drought management commitments
• Publishing an annual report on drought management in Kenya

This law also establishes a National Drought Emergency Fund, whose monies are appropriated by the national legislature, to finance the National Drought Management Authority's activities.