Nandi County residents have been challenged to utilise the currents rains being experienced in the region to plant trees in their homes and designated public places. Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo asked residents to green their county with various types of trees since their growth squarely depends on water, which is available in plenty. Kabogo regretted that the residents were not planting enough trees as it should be, as some of the homes and farms had no trees at all.
“We can’t water trees here like other places in this country since here there’s abundant rainfall. Ensure that everyone including children, have trees so that we can take this county to another level,” said the CS when he led a tree planting exercise Tuesday in Chebilat forest Aldai constituency. He said residents should surround their homes with trees because they clean our air and also make our homes beautiful.
“If we plant trees, we’ll breathe in clean air and enjoy many other advantages, including beautification of our homes,” he said. The CS, however, accepted a request from the locals to allow agroforestry in areas with already fully grown trees. Kabogo asked the residents to follow protocol that will be led by the County Forest Conservator and his team which will allow survival of trees alongside growing of crops.
He promised to continue supporting the tree planting exercise in the country but asked leaders not to politicize.
