The University has partnered with Kenya Forest Service and Equity Group to plant over 5000 seedlings across all campuses. The college planted 400 seedlings with the help from staff and students
During the exercise, Equity representative, Westland’s branch urged the members present to strive to conserve trees as they help in beautification, provide humans with oxygen and they also boost wildlife by providing shelter and food to the animals. Chiromo campuses is home to many monkeys because of the trees surrounding the campus.
The Principal, Prof. Mulaa, Dr, Catherine Lukhoba (director SBS) and the College Registrar led the staff and students in this noble exercise.
The representative from the Kenya Forest Service noted it is no longer planting trees but growing trees.’trees should not just be planted, they should be watered and taken care of’. He also noted the organization was willing to add 2000 more seedlings for the campus to grow.
The government plans to plant 2 billion trees by 2022. 500 million trees in 2020, 700million trees in 2021 and 800 million trees in 2022, but the challenge has been the availability of seedlings and also the Covid pandemic. the Ministry of Environment and Forestry however notes if the 35 million people in Kenya each planted a seedling we would have planted 2 billion trees.
The University plants trees every year as part of its mandate in conserving the environment
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