Embu
Saturday May 18 2024
KNA by Samuel Waititu
The Environment and Land Court in Embu Friday marked its open-day this year by planting over 1, 000 trees at Kangaru DEB Primary School in Embu West Sub-county.
The open-day themed “Enhancing Land and Environmental Justice Dialogue” was preceded by a procession march by judicial officers from the Embu Law Courts in conjunction with other stakeholders.
Environment and Land Court Judge Antony Kaniaru who led the exercise said this was part of their contribution towards the Government’s vision of planting 15 billion trees by the year 2032.
He emphasized the importance of environmental conservation through tree planting and growing, saying “Everybody can see what is happening in this country particularly concerning the floods taking place and other environmental challenges all because we have not been paying keen interest to our environment.”
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) official Daniel Karuri said in conjunction with other players in the justice process, they will work to ensure acts of environmental degradation such as illegal logging is stamped out to safeguard the environment.
Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Officer Mercy Macharia encouraged residents to heed to the Government’s call of embracing the culture of tree growing to boost the country’s tree cover.
Courtesy: KNA