President
William Ruto led celebrations in Endebess, Trans Nzoia County, distributing
cocoa seedlings to farmers and unveiling aerial seeding technology for faster
forest restoration. The event launched the Mt Elgon conservation plan and
kicked off a North Rift development tour, with Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba
Murkomen joining in.
Nationwide, early counts showed 3.3 million trees planted that day, pushing the total past two billion toward a 15 billion goal by 2032, as locals stressed ongoing care like a family tradition.