Auditor General queries Sh140 million tree planting campaign

President William Ruto, First Lady Rachel Ruto, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Mama Dorcas Rigathi and other senior government officials during the National Tree Planting Day in Kiu Wetland, Makueni County on November 13, 2023. [PCS]

The Government, through the State Department for Environment and Climate Change, spent more than Sh140 million in the national tree planting campaign.

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu questioned the expenditure, noting that it was unsupported.

The annual report on Ministries, Departments, and Agencies reveals that according to the Ministry's approved 2022/2023 financial year annual work plan Sh150 million was to be utilized for national tree planting campaign in 47 counties, launch tree planting campaigns during the long and short rains, undertake monitoring and evaluation of the exercise in all counties and organise international celebrations.