The county government of Kisumu plans to plant more than 90,000 trees as in celebration of the International Day of Forests (IDF).
A statement from Governor Anyang Nyong'o's office on Friday said the plan is in conformity with the national government's directive that every Kenyan should plant at least one tree as the country seeks to restore lost forests.
According to the plan, each of the Wards will be required to plant at least 2,000 trees.
"The county government of Kisumu targets to plant at least 2000 trees in each Ward and 10,000 trees on each of the two gazetted forests in Karateng' in Kisumu West sub county and Koguta forest in Nyakach sub county.
"The county government through the ministry of Environment is also planning to establish environment clubs in schools and strength the existing ones by aligning them towards tree planting and conservation activities,"the statement read in part.
The county acknowledged the importance of the day stating that it provided a platform to address the forest situation in the county, where forests cover only 0.44 percent of its total landmass, one of the lowest in Kenya.
The Theme for the March 21st celebration is "Forests and sustainable cities" while the slogan is "Let's make our Cities Cleaner, Greener, Healthier places to live."