Governor Mwadime leads Taita Taveta in tree planting exercise

The county government Taita Taveta has led the public in conducting the nation wide tree planting session at Ngangao forest.

The tree-growing campaign is set to propel tree cover from 8% to 30%, and forest cover from 3.4% to 10% in Taita Taveta.

The county government, led by the Governor, H.E Andrew Mwandime, has declared that it is aiming to restore over 360 million hectares in its efforts to contribute to the ambitious national goal of growing 15 billion trees nationwide this decade.

“The tree growing campaign is a crucial step in increasing tree cover from 8% to 30% and forest cover from 3.4% to 10% in Taita Taveta county. With a target to restore a staggering 36o million hectares of land, the county is determined to contribute significantly to the President’s ambitious blueprint for a greener and more sustainable future,” stated the county Exucutive for environment Grantone Mwandawiro..

Every individual in the county is set to plant at least 100 trees annually between 2022 and 2032. This will see every homestead in the county grow a diverse range of trees, including indigenous, non-indigenous, and fruit varieties.

Taita Taveta residents have further been encouraged to register with the Jaza Miti App, an innovative software that allows individuals to record each tree they plant, contributing to an accurate record of the community’s tree-planting achievement.