The Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with various stakeholders within the county and private sector continue to capitalize on the long rainy season to plant trees in various parts of the country.
Leading the exercise, the CS Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Ms. Soipan Tuya was in Nairobi Conservancy where she took part in a tree planting activity that saw 1000 trees planted in bomas block. Elsewhere in Kajiado county, 672 trees were planted within the Nairobi Conservancy over the past one week.
In Mau Conservancy, 78,900 trees were planted in Nakuru, Kericho and Baringo Counties Covering an acreage of 70.1 ha within the conservancy.
57,955 trees were planted on 5.8 Ha at Kipipini Mangrove swamp in the Coastal Conservancy while a total of 23,150 trees were planted in the Eastern Conservancy on 16 Ha at Tharaka Nithi, Machakos and Meru counties.
In Turkana, Nandi and Transzoia counties, 9,900 trees were planted on an area of 8.4 Ha in the North Rift Conservancy.
