First Lady Rachel Ruto on Tuesday visited the Karura Forest for the launch of the Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Strategy.
Environment CS Soipan Tuya together with Forestry PS Mugambi Gitonga received the First Lady at Karura Forest on Tuesday for the launch.
The strategy unveiled aims to plant 500 million trees by the year 2032.
"Through the initiative, the Office of the First Lady seeks to grow 500 million trees by the year 2032 as part of the government's 15 Billion National Tree Growing Programme," the statement reads.
During the visit, Rachel Ruto was able to meet up with UN officials who are attending the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6)in Nairobi that began on Monday, February 26 and will continue till March 1, 2024.
Rachel began the exercise by planting a tree during the launch in the presence of UN officials and environmental government leaders.