Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Ogamba has urged parents and teachers to encourage their children to take care of the environment by planting more trees on their school compounds because they have enough space.
Ogamba also told Chiefs and their Assistants to mobilize communities to plant trees at all times
Speaking at Nyasumi Primary School in Nyamira County on Friday during the celebration of Mazingira Day, CS Ogamba said that tree planting is a continuous exercise that should be embraced by all for the welfare of human beings and other animals.
“Let adults love planting trees to encourage the youth to copy them as they will grow with that culture of loving trees.” He said.
The CS was accompanied by Kisii University VC Prof. Nathan Ogechi, Solicitor General Shadrack Mose among other leaders.
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Mose said the Kenya Government in collaboration with the World Bank will empower youth through NYOTA programme which will give Ksh50,000 to 70 youth from each Ward in the country to enable them start businesses of their own choice.
He said that the programme will run for 5 years in the county and asked the youth who are between 18 and 35 years to seize the early opportunity to benefit from the programme.
He added that, when fully implemented, the programme will encourage unity, agriculture and culture development among the younger generation.
Professor Ogechi encouraged the youth who intend to continue with their University education to embrace science subjects that will equip them with enough and relevant knowledge to become good stewards of the environment.
By Enock Okong’o.
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