Statehouse Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed took a break from his duties Friday to actively participate in the national tree planting exercise.
While the President presided over the activity in Murang’a, Hussein joined forces with his childhood friends, local residents, and P.C.E.A Eastleigh community center grounds in Eastleigh Airbase.
He was also joined by the members of the Nairobi city Green Army.
During the event, he stressed the importance of collective action in safeguarding the environment.
"We are doing our part in supporting the National Tree growing campaign championed by the President," he said.
Friday’s exercise marked the second after the inaugural one held on November 13, 2023.
The initiative is part of the government's broader efforts to address the worsening climate crisis characterized by cyclic extreme weather events, including droughts and floods.
It is also aimed at restoring Kenya's degraded ecosystems by planting 15 billion trees by 2032 to increase the country's tree cover from the current 12.3 percent to 30 percent.
Speaking at Karua grounds in Maragua after planting trees, the President Ruto announced that the exercise will continue for the next six months beginning on Monday, adding that Cabinet Secretaries would be at the forefront.
Every ministry, he said, will have a day in which staff of various departments and agencies will plant trees in the specific areas they have been assigned.
“Planting of trees will continue each day beginning next Monday with each ministry participating and so that we have a collective effort in conserving and restoring the environment,” President Ruto said.