×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Embrace William Ruto's call to plant 15 billion trees

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

President William Ruto plants a tree during the official opening of Devki steel Limited at Samburu in Kwale County. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

The late President Mwai Kibaki once remarked: "Usishinde ukiuliza ni nini serikali imekufanyia, wewe jiulize unafanya nini kujisaidia mwenyewe na kusaidia serikali?'

He was asking Kenyans not to keep on asking what the government had done for them but rather ask what they were doing to support the government attain its mandate.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Uncover the stories others won't tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By AFP 1 hr ago
Sports
Sawe breaks two-hour mark for first time in marathon history
Sports
Koech, Uganda's Chesang crowned Eldoret City Marathon champions
Sports
FIFA, CAF demand answers from FKF over suspension of top officials
Athletics
Meet the kings and queens of prestigious Eldoret City race