By R, KNA
Principal Administrative Secretary in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Juliana Yiapan today led residents of Vihiga County in a tree planting exercise at Nyang’ori boys High School.
The exercise is part of the government’s initiative to achieve the presidential directive of planting 15 billion trees by 2030.
Heads of departments and other government officials also took part in the exercise, among them Vihiga County Commissioner Florence Sitawa, who urged the public to support the national tree growing programme.
Yiapan called on communities, learning institutions and households to actively participate in tree planting, noting that the initiative will help increase forest cover and mitigate the effects of climate change.
