The Kisumu County government is set to launch a one million tree planting campaign by the month of April.
Speaking on the phone, Kisumu Directorate of Green Energy and Climate change Lorna Omuodo said that Kisumu has only one gazetted forest, Kobita, in the whole county.
"The whole county with a population of one million has only 24Km square gazetted forest. We have one carbon sink we are going to develop near Kit Mikayi where Kisumu people can plant trees," said Omuodo.
She added, "We have allocated a 30Km stretch that will be a park where people can go plant trees. We will make an appeal in April for residents and school children to plant five trees in their own names."
Omuodo said that the county has a low tree cover and therefore the government will partner with the private sector just like with Karura Forest to get three or four off the campaign to plant trees within Kisumu County.
"My department has started to developing carbon sinks. We want two carbon sinks on each sides of the forest which can attract rains," said Omuodo.
She added, "We have to be the custodians of the earth and the minute we destroy our earth we pay for it."