More than 825 million trees have been planted across the country towards attainment of the government's target of planting 15 billion trees.
The Coordinator of the 15 Billion Tree Planting Secretariat, Ms Susan Boit has said the trees have been planted through government initiatives and bringing on board various stakeholders.
On Monday speaking during a tree planting occasion to mark International Tea Day at Gatunguru Tea factory in Mathioya Sub County, Boit noted that the government initiated the tree planting programme back in 2022 in a bid to boost the forest cover and combat the effects of climate change. "Annually we have a 1.5 billion target which can be realized through the partnership to make Kenya green.
The counties have a 350 million trees target per year, with the majority doing agroforestry," She said during the occasion that was organized by Fairtrade Africa organization.
