Cabinet Secretaries join President Ruto in planting 150 million trees in one day

Interior PS Raymond Omollo during a tree planting exercise at Hula Hula forest, Marsabit County. [Abraham Fayo, Standard]

President Ruto will launch the exercise at Kiu Wetland at Makindu in Makueni County, where he will be joined by other stakeholders.

He will then proceed to other counties to oversee the progress of the exercise.

Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries have been allocated to different counties, where they will lead the tree-growing exercise in various locations.

The Cabinet Secretaries will be visiting different counties to inspect the progress of various projects and initiatives.

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi will be in Tharaka Nithi County in Karaini and Kirinyaga County at Thiba Dam.

Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen will be in Mombasa County at Gana-Hola and Homa Bay County at Gera Catchment.

Energy CS Davis Chirchir will be in Baringo and Kericho counties. Interior CS Kithure Kindiki will be in Garissa (Garissa University), Wajir (Airbase office), Mandera (KMTC Mandera), Marsabit (Hulahula FS), and Turkana (Ekalees Cultural Centre).

Health CS Susan Nakhumicha will be in Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot counties.

Embu Deputy County Commissioner Walter Ngaira lead locals in tree planting exercise at Ndunduri Embu Zone.

Defence CS Aden Duale will be in Isiolo and Nakuru counties while East African Community CS Peninah Malonza will be in Busia (Ekesegere Primary School) and Meru (Kithoka Ruiri beat) counties.

Trade CS Rebecca Miano will be in Embu (compartment 12) and Narok (Chebitet Beat) counties while Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu will lead the exercise in Machakos and Nyandarua counties.

Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi will be in Makueni (Makongo beat) and Samburu (Tamiyoi block) counties while Lands CS Alice Wahome will be in Nyeri (compartment 12) and Laikipia (Rumuruti Forest Block) counties respectively.