November 06, 2018 www.mygov.go.ke NEWSFOCUS | 15 KFS to increase county forest cover to 18% under new project Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has initiated various tree planting programmes which will see forest cover in Murang’a County rise to 18 percent by 2020. BY BERNARD MUNYAO KNA- MURANG’A T he County Ecosystem Conservator Muchiri Mathenji has said KFS has launched a campaign to increase forest cover in the county which currently stands at 14.5 percent. Speaking during launching of 2018 short rains tree planting season at Murang’a Teachers’ College, Mathenji said KFS will engage residents in the exercise of planting more trees especially in their farms. He said they are educating residents on the best seedlings to plant and on how to nurture them to maturity. Tree seedlings, he said, usually vary thus the need for one to be careful of the type of trees to plant which will adapt well to local climatic and ecological conditions. “KFS nurseries have seedlings which are ready to give out to residents to plant in their farms and we have also contracted individuals to bring up nurseries,” he noted. Mathenji added that they are targeting to plant more trees in learning institutions 14.5% Forest cover in Murang’a county. Since the beginning of this year, KFS have planted more than 200,000 seedlings within the county. which have big chunks of land in a programme dubbed school greening. “Our department has identified some learning institutions which have idle land so as to support planting of trees. In Murang’a Teachers’ College there is more than six thousand acres of land and we will plant 10,000 seedlings,” he observed. Since the beginning of this year, he said they have planted more than 200,000 seedlings within the county. “By end of the short rains, in Murang’a we will have planted more than one million seedlings and planting of the trees had already started in upper parts of the county,” added the conservator. Meanwhile Mathenji said public forests in the county are intact with the ongoing ban on cutting of trees. He says more trees will be planted in areas which have degraded. Speaking during the same occasion, Director in charge of ecosystem assessment, planning and audit with Kenya Water Towers Agency Dr. Winne Musila said Aberdares water tower in Murang’a is in need of rehabilitation after parts of the forest was degraded. She said they will establish eight mega tree nurseries in the region to help provision of seedlings to be planted in the forests. Murang’a is a main source of water to neighbouring counties including Nairobi, Machakos, and Kitui as the county hosts permanent rivers. 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Collection of the academic attire will be from the offices of the respective Directors of Schools between 10th and 17th PUNCTUALITY Graduands and guests are advised to be seated not later than 8.30 a.m. No entry shall be permitted to the Graduation Square after the stated time. For the rehearsals, the graduands will be expected to be seated by 10.00 a.m. REGISTRAR ACADEMIC ISO 9001:2008 Certified December 2018. Upon collection of the academic attire, graduands will be given invitation cards for two guests only. No person below the age of 18 shall be allowed into the Graduation Square.
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