- January 31, 2022
- Posted by: Ann Odero
- Category: KenTrade-news

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31 – The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) has announced plans to plant 2000 trees in the first half of 2022, in a bid to increase the forest cover in the country to over 10 percent tree cover from the current 7 percent.
Speaking during a tree planting exercise at the Nairobi Primary School, KenTrade Chief Executive Officer Amos Wangora explained that the initiative highlights the Agency’s commitment towards sustainability.
“At 7 percent tree cover, Kenya is one of the least forested countries in Africa, equating to 67 trees per person, compared to a global average that’s around 420 trees for each person in a country. In 2020, KenTrade planted a total 2,500 mangrove trees at the Port Reitz mangrove site in Mombasa. However, the Agency has been planting 1400 trees every year since 2015, in The Nairobi National Park,
among other sites across Kenya.As part of its commitment to increase its investment in increasing the forest cover, KenTrade has opted to increase its footprint to other locations such as Namanga, Ngong, and even schools like Nairobi Primary.