The county Government of Bomet in collaboration with World wide fund for Nature (WWF) is set to plant 2.4million trees by June this year.
This is in line with the national campaign 'keep Kenya Breathing Again', chief officer in-charge of of environment, Mr Joseph kebeney said.
He was speaking to 400 head teachers in Bomet town whom he encouraged to help the county achieve the targeted 10% vegetation cover.
Kebeney said the county government will work with learning institutions in an effort to promote a tree planting culture.
"Trees in the school compound are important especially during strong winds because they act as barrier and minimize destruction," kebeney said.
He said trees will make school environment more attractive and learner friendlier.
Recently,we carried out a story in, on how water volumes had gone down in various rivers within Bomet county, partly due to indiscriminate growing of blue gums along riparian areas.
The CEC in charge of Water, Environment, sanitation and Natural resources Eng Benson Sang said the county government is developing a policy to encourage people to plant bamboo trees along riparian lands instead of eucalyptus trees.
WWF Rift Valley Program Manager Dr William Ojwang said the tree planting program was collaboration between Bomet and Narok countries, to increase tree cover in areas like Mau forest which is a water tower.
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