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Schools plant trees in environment protection drive

Timothy Mutua, Pioneer’s General Manager presenting a dummy cheque worth sh 100,000 to teachers and students of Mukuyuni AIC in Kaiti, Makueni County [Stephen Nzioka, Standard]

Efforts to negate effects of climate change locally got a boost after a re-afforestation programme was launched in Makueni and Machakos counties yesterday.

The tree-planting activities will be in a number of schools in the two counties, with the first drive being a tour-day exercise at Mukuyuni AIC Secondary School in Kaiti and Kathiani Boys High School, where hundreds of seedlings were planted by teachers and students.

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