By Andanje Wakhungu
The County Government of Kakamega is partnering with a local miller to kick start tree planting exercise in schools.
The partnership is targeted to green learning institutions across the county as one way of tackling climate change.
Addressing the press after the exercise in various institutions including Malava Polytechnic, Friends Malava Boys and Girls, the Kakamega County Executive Committee Member, Godfrey Owuor, said the partnership between the county and West Kenya (Kabras Sugar) was part of their corporate social responsible targeting young people and meant to educated and highlight to them the importance of tree planting to the environment.
“Climate change is affecting the whole World and one way of coping with it is by encouraging young people to plant trees and the best place to find them is in schools,” he said.
The group head, George Muruli, said they were harnessing both corporate social responsibility and sports to attract the youths to the exercise.
The miller is targeting 12 schools this year with 5,050 seedlings intended to be planted in schools from 2,000 initially planted last year.
The principal Friends Malava Boys, John Simiyu Wakwabubi, hailed Kabras sugar team for having had a long standing relationship with the school since 2014.
