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Bungoma residents challenged to plant trees on private farms

KFS Board Chairman Peter Kinyua leading a team in tree planting exercise in Bungoma County (Photo: Courtesy)

BUNGOMA, KENYA: The Kenya Forest Service is calling on Bungoma residents to embrace trees growing on private farms for their benefit.

Speaking last week where 11,000 indigenous trees were planted at Kaberwa forest, KFS also called on locals to ensure that the planted trees are well conserved to achieve 100 per cent survival rate.

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