Kisii County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Environment and Natural Resources Leah Ogega has encouraged schools to plant indigenous trees that conserve the environment.
In a day-long meetings with residents and schools, Ogega and her team sensitized them on the importance of maintaining, rehabilitating and conserving forests with keen emphasis on the indigenous trees that are threatened with extinction.
“Cypress cannot be intercropped and they cannot be planted near water sources as they consume a lot of water, making it economically enviable,” she said.
She said various schools in Bonchari Constituency have planted indigenous trees that are friendly to the environment, asking residents to follow their example.
The team asked schools that have expansive land to start bee keeping programmes for both food and commercial purposes.
She reiterated the county government’s desire to support groups and individuals who show interest in environmental conservation.
During the meetings, she led schools to plant 1000 trees at Ensaria Hill in Bonchari Constituency.
The officer asked the community to take care of the seedlings until they were firmly established in the earth.
By Enock Okong’o
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