LUKENYA'S 1M TREES PUSH
By Daniel kituku
Lukenya University today begun a one Million trees campaign.
The university's ambitious
initiative marks the region's boldest stab at the global concern of climate change currently facing Kenya the Horn of Africa and the world as a whole.
initiative marks the region's boldest stab at the global concern of climate change currently facing Kenya the Horn of Africa and the world as a whole.
Today, the University, located in the Arid and Semi Arid Zone of Eastern Kenya, marked the launch with a 1 Million Tree Marathon to sensitise residents on the need to plant more trees to avert climatic catastrophe.
Speaking during the 1 Million tree launch , Executive Member for Lands, Environment and Climate Change in Makueni Dr. Sonia Nzilani auded the University for this initiative.
Dr. Sonia challenged other institutions to embrace the Lukenya Initiative to green The County and the country.
She singled out banks and other corporate institutions sponsoring Environmental programmes to partner with learning institutions , churches , hospitals and others to champion for Climate Change .
