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Ruto’s 15 billion tree-planting project hit by funding snag
President William Ruto (left) plants a seedling during a tree planting race at Kaptagat Girls High School in Keiyo South Constituency, Elgeyo Marakwet County on July 13, 2024.
The government’s Sh500 billion tree-planting initiative has faced funding and spending challenges, leaving key agencies struggling to implement the initiative, in a new turn of events that risks jeopardising a plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032.
The State Department for Forestry did not spend a shilling on two key tree-growing initiatives during the quarter to September 2024, the latest Controller of Budget (COB) has revealed in a report exposing possible struggles for the initiative.
