PACJA PLANTS OVER 3000 TREES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

After the government gazetted 13November as a National Tree planting holiday to increase the country tree cover as a measure to combat climate change,Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) partnered with Kenyatta university main campus in a tree planting exercise that saw over 3000 trees planted in the university ground.

Speaking during the planting excercise Charles Mwangi representing DR Mithika Mwenda Executive Director PACJA called on all stakeholders to plant trees to absorb the carbon in a bid to reduce climate change effects.Mr Mwangi said there is need to reduce emissions to 43 percent by planting more trees and restoring degraded forest cover.

Kenyatta university deputy vice Chancellor who spoke during the event and was representing the vice Chancellor Prof Paul Wainana who was in kitui campus leading the tree planting said the university aims to increase its tree cover to 70 percent in all it's campuses.

The tree planting drive targets to plant atleast 15billion trees countrywide and is lead by the president Dr William Ruto.