Government to spend Sh48 billion in planting Sh1.8 billion trees by 2022

National Forest Conservator Daniel Mbithi waters a tree which he planted at Bukura Agricultural College in Lurambi, Kakamega County on November 5, 2019. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

The government will spend Sh48 billion to plant at least 1.8 billion indigenous trees across the country, Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko has said.

While launching the short rains tree planting season in Kakamega yesterday, Mr Tobiko said this would increase forest cover from the current 7.2 per cent to 15 per cent within three years.