Kenya’s 15 billion-tree target falls behind schedule amid challenges
Environmentalists have decried the shortage of quality seedlings, inadequate manpower, poor coordination, and lack of proper monitoring to track the survival rates of planted trees. The head of the Anglican Church of Kenya Jackson Ole Sapit (left) and students plant tree seedlings at ACK Guest House in Makueni County on October 10, 2022. Photo credit: Pius Maundu I Nation Media Group “The government needs to shift its focus to addressing the bottlenecks affecting this programme.
- ▪Environmentalists have decried the shortage of quality seedlings, inadequate manpower, poor coordination, and lack of proper monitoring to track the survival rates of planted trees.
- ▪The head of the Anglican Church of Kenya Jackson Ole Sapit (left) and students plant tree seedlings at ACK Guest House in Makueni County on October 10, 2022.
- ▪Photo credit: Pius Maundu I Nation Media Group “The government needs to shift its focus to addressing the bottlenecks affecting this programme.
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Caption for the landscape image: Kenya’s 15 billion-tree target falls behind schedule amid challenges Monday, July 13, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Tessie Musalia, Ushiriki Wema Foundation Patron leads GSU officers in a tree planting exercise at national Police service College Magadi Field Campus in Kajiado County on June, 2026. Photo credit: Pool By Barnabas Bii Correspondent Article Related The government’s much-hyped plan to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years faces major logistical and operational challenges, with the country’s tree-planting drive having reached 1.7 billion trees in the last four years despite the rise in afforestation programmes aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems.
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