Government plans to use Bamboo to achieve forest cover

Julius Kamau, the Chief Conservator at Kenya Forest Service leads residents and KFS officers at planting Bamboo at Irangi Forest in Embu County on May 21, 2021. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

The National government has picked bamboo as a critical resource towards achieving the 30 percent tree cover strategy by 2032 and a key driver towards green growth and climate resilience.

Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Soipan Tuya said bamboo was classified as a scheduled cash crop to accelerate its commercialization.