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Inside Ruto's quest to plant 10billion trees that need prayers

President William Ruto. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

On December 21, 2022, President William Ruto launched a nation-wide tree planting campaign to raise Kenya's tree cover by 30 per cent in 2032.

The president introduced an initiative dubbed National Tree Growing and Restoration campaign which targets to plant 15bilion trees.

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