Governor Johnson Sakaja: We will import fully grown palm trees from Malaysia

Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that he will introduce a tree-planting programme for jobless youth in Kenya. Sakaja announced that the greening programme which is a re-design of the 'Kazi mtaani' seeks to keep the youth away from criminal activities that have become rampant in the city.

In partnership with Kenya Forest Services (KFS) and the National Government, the greening programme will engage Kenyan youth for four days awarding them Sh2,400 every week.

"Our work is to create opportunities for our young people. Of course we have re-designed the Kazi Mtaani programme but we are starting a greening programme together with the KFS and the National Governent,These young people will be able to work four days in a week and get about Ksh.2,400 and put it into something meaningful," Sakaja said adding that not having a job is no excuse for becoming a criminal.

"There are also very many people who have no jobs but are not criminals," he said.

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During the handing over of Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) to the county, Sakaja emphasized on the need to plant trees and make the city green again .

"If you go up KICC, which is my former office, and you look around, you see three ecological zones, there is the green side, then there is the brown side and then there is a side that looks like a desert. We must plant trees in the city and bring back its glory; the green city," he said.

Sakaja further announced that he will collaborate with the Central Bank of Kenya to import palm trees from Malaysia which will be planted at (sic) Harambee Avenue.

"We are going to bring fully grown trees. We will get palm trees from Malaysia that will be planted at Harambee avenue and other areas..."

The Governor also said that he is making progress on the issue of water as well as lighting the city.