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Officials plant trees ahead of today's Eldoret City Marathon

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Standard Group CEO Orlando Lyomu (left), with Eldoret City Marathon Director Moses Tanui (right) and the event Chairman Andrew Chelogoi after planting a tree at Arboretum area to mark World Environment Day in Uasin Gishu County yesterday. 05.06.2021 {Peter Ochieng, Standard}

The Eldoret City marathon taking place in the North Rift’s biggest town was yesterday celebrated by a tree planting exercise in line with its theme; Climate Action.

It was a display of corporate colours as companies sponsoring the race in which The Standard Group is the official media partner, converged at the newly established Eldoret Arboretum to plant trees, just hours to today’s marathon.

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