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Dr Isaac Kalua Green, the Chief Steward of Green Africa Foundation and a reknown environmentalist helps a small boy plant a tree during one of the Plant Your Age inititiaves. On Saturday, Kalua led mourners in Athi, Kitui County to plant 101 trees in honour of a village matriach who died aged 101. [Philip Muasya, Standard]
The year 2025 ends on a high, with 22-year-old Truphena Muthoni capturing global headlines for enduring 72 hours of harsh weather without food, or breaks in a silent protest against destruction of indigenous trees and forests.
She surpassed her own 48-hour record set earlier in February, which the Guinness World Records recognised just the other day, after her second feat. She is now an ambassador of the national 15-billion tree planting campaign.
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