State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action Principal Secretary Anne Wang'ombe has spearheaded a tree-planting exercise at Nyanturago wetland in Kisii County.
During the exercise, Wang'ombe and officials from the Gender and Affirmative Action Ministry, Kisii County officers and Heads of Departments from the national government planted 5004 assorted trees in the wetland.
Speaking after the tree-planting exercise, the Principal Secretary encouraged the public to continuously engage in tree planting in order to reap their benefits. "Trees provide several benefits, such as timber and fuel, and therefore, let us support these tree-planting initiatives so that we get to enjoy the fruits of our work later on," Wang'ombe said.
Kisii Forest Conservator Safari Opiyo decried the increasing human activities that had destroyed the wetland area, especially the grazing of animals within the catchment area.
