Institute boosts Government’s National Tree Growing and Restoration Campaign by planting trees in Uasin Gishu County
Photo: The Institute’s officers, NGAOs, parents, learners and teachers of St. Mary’s School, Koibarak, Uasin Gishu County, planting trees in the school.
The Institute, in collaboration with the State Department of Industry (SDI), Ministry of Education, Kenya Forest Service (KWS) and the National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs), planted 500 seedlings at St. Mary’s School, Koibarak, Uasin Gishu County.
During the exercise held on 17th October, 2026 as part of the activities organised by the Government in the run-up to the Mashujaa Day celebrations that was held on 20th October, 2026 in the County, the Institute purchased seedlings of cypress and fruits, including mangoes and Pawpaw.
Joshua Nyakundi, the Institute’s team leader, encouraged the learners, who are in Grade 9, to study hard for their upcoming examinations. “Work hard so that you can replace us after school,” he implored them.
Sharon Tallam, the Area Assistant Chief, thanked the Institute for selecting the school as part of its tree planting programme. “We thank the Board, Management and Staff of KIPI for choosing a school in my area to benefit from the Government’s Tree Growing and Restoration Campaign,” said Tallam.
The School’s Board of Management (BOM)Chair, Grace Kibet Jebiwot, said the seedlings will support the School’s environmental conservation and greening efforts. “You have saved us from spending the little resources we have that we could have spent on buying seedlings because we have been allocated by the Government more land to expand the school and we needed tree seedlings to plant,” said Jebiwot.
The School Principal, Christopher Kipkoech Sang, assured the officers that the school will take good care of the trees until they mature. “Our compound is well fenced, we receive good rains and our learners will take good care of the trees we are planting today. We expect 95-100 per cent of the trees to survive,” he said.
The exercise was in line with the Government’s National Tree Growing and Restoration Campaign that seeks to grow 15 billion trees for restoration of 10.6 million hectares by 2032.