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Private sector joins efforts to restore Mt Elgon forest

Pupils plant fruit trees on the slopes of Mt Elgon, on October 10, 2025. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

As Kenya marked Mazingira Day celebrations on October 10, 2025, a major reforestation effort took root on the slopes of Mt Elgon, with an ambitious tree-planting campaign in Kiptogot Forest, Bungoma County.

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