Kenya has proclaimed this Friday a national day off to honor the victims of the recent floods in the nation and to encourage tree planting by its citizens.
Over 200 individuals have lost their lives due to the devastating floods, impacting over 250 million people in various ways.
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President William Ruto disclosed that the initiative allows citizens to plant trees in an effort to combat the impact of climate change, a significant factor in the country’s flooding crisis.
Issuing a statement, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura announced that Friday would be officially recognized as National Tree Planting Day, with further instructions to be provided by the environment minister.
In a pioneering move last year, the government granted a special holiday dedicated to planting 100 million trees, part of an ambitious target to plant 15 billion trees within a decade.