Teen cashing in from forest restoration

Berrick Ayando has gained experience in tree seed harvesting, propagation and nurturing. [File, Standard]

Environmental conservation has become a source of income for a 19-year-old in Nyeri County, who is earning from the sale of tree seedlings nurtured in his local community.

Berrick Ayando, who sat for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination, identified an opportunity in managing a tree nursery after learning that his neighbours were working towards the restoration of Nyeri Hill, which has suffered decades of environmental degradation.