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Rachael Ruto takes tree planting to Marakwet

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First Lady Rachael Ruto plants a tree at Kaptagat Forest in the borders of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties on June 9, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

First Lady Rachael Ruto continued her environmental conservation initiative dubbed "Mama Doing Good".

On Friday Mrs Ruto urged women to shun wood fuel and adopt cooking gas to save the dwindling forest cover.

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