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Schools to plant 35 million trees annually

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Education CS Ezekiel Machogu addressing the media on the education sector's contribution to the 15 billion National Tree Growing Programme at the Nairobi Arboretum on April 2, 2024 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

More than 30,000 head teachers and their institutions stand a chance for recognition for leading tree planting.

This is after the government rolled out an ambitious campaign that will see teachers and learners plant 35 million trees every year.

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