
Benmike Wekesa |
During a tree planting event in Makueni County to mark World Environment Day, stakeholders emphasized the need for water source conservation and encouraged young people to lead the fight against climate change.

In Mombasa County, where plastic waste is a major cause of sea and water pollution, environment stakeholders, led by Mombasa County Commissioner for Environment Pauline Oringa, stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to combat water and plastic pollution to protect the environment.
In Kajiado North, Kajiado County, conservationists planted over 2,000 tree seedlings in Olulua Forest to enhance forest cover. They advocated for new approaches to environmental conservation, warning that ongoing environmental degradation threatens livelihoods.
In Nairobi County, Women Representative Esther Passaris led a tree planting initiative in Kamulu, highlighting the importance of environmental sustainability. She also expressed concerns about population growth and resource scarcity, urging Kenyans to prioritize family planning.
In Kisumu, participants called for greater involvement in government-run environmental programs, such as park rehabilitation, to combat climate change.
The pollution causes not only harm to the environment but also to our health, for instance,
air pollution is the leading environmental risk to health, causing 7 million premature deaths each year. This is equivalent to the number of people that have died from COVID-19 since March 2020.
The worsening global warming calls us to save our environment as time is running out with every additional increment of global war and climate change the risks become worse