Kenya Forests News Today

The tree planting holiday is part of the country’s target to plant billions of trees by 2032. Click to read more.

Insiders say the ‘tree-planting holiday’ was part of Kenya's strategy to register its commitment to a multi-billion-shilling deal with the IMF.

President’s Chief of Staff said the directive followed a meeting between wildlife conservation players and President Ruto.

Kinyanjui, co-founder of Seedballs Kenya, examines a young acacia tree sprouted from a seed ball dispersed in the ecosystem. Photo: AFP At first glance, the round black pellets could easily be mistaken for animal dung. But these hardy little balls contain acacia seeds that are helping regrow Kenyas depleted forests. In a tranche of razed forest bordering the Masai Mara wildlife reserve, a team of rangers scatter generous handfuls of "seedballs" around the bald clearing to give nature a fighting...

THE STANDARD By Frankline Sunday | February 17th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 African Development Bank (AfDB) has blacklisted a local civil engineering firm for 36 months over fraudulent practices in a Sh6.3 billion project.  In a statement yesterday, AfDB said an investigation found Global Interjapan (Kenya) Ltd engaged in fraud in a five-year project meant to support poverty eradication.  “The African Development Bank Group announces the 36-month debarment of Global Interjapan (Kenya) Ltd...