Kenya's forest cover is among the lowest globally lying at 6% and is the major cause for the country's prolonged drought affecting agricultural activities.
To curb this menace, deputy president William Ruto has suggested appropriate steps and measures be taken by the institutions responsible for forestry in the country to ensure the country meets the standard forest cover percentage put forward by the UN.
Through a tweet, DP Ruto suggested that human activities in the forests main being charcoal burning and land clearing for settlements should be banned being they are the major causes of forests loss in the country.
He added that communities should be involved in important activities such as afforestation and reafforestation in a bid to address the issues such as water scarcity and help realize food security.
"To attain 10 percent forest cover, we must make hard choices such as banning human activities and encroachment in forests. Involving communities in reafforestation and increasing resources for forest management will address water scarcity and help realise food security," DP Ruto tweeted.
The United Nations (UN) had set standards for every country to have at least a 10% forest cover to reduce the adverse nature of drought that affects many parts of Africa and Kenya specifically.