- He revealed that his administration will soon start planting trees in public schools and forests in a bid to conserve the environment.
- He made the remarks Saturday during Kenya Red Cross Bomet humanity power walk at St Mary's Mixed Day Primary and Boarding school in Bomet.
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Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has urged Kenyans to support the government’s agenda of attaining the 15 billion trees target by planting trees.
Barchok said the move which is in line with the Kenya Kwanza policy will help in alleviating human sufferings occasioned by the effects of climate change.
"We should not leave the tree planting process entirely to the government alone, we need to supplement its efforts by planting trees in our farms," Barchok said.
He made the remarks Saturday during the Kenya Red Cross Bomet humanity power walk at St Mary's Mixed Day Primary and Boarding School in Bomet.
In attendance were Kenya Red Cross Society Governor Geoffrey Kipngetich and Branch chairman Cheruiyot Baliach.
Barchok said Kenyans should develop a culture of not being forced or enticed to participate in the activity instead voluntarily doing them.
"In order to achieve the forest cover, there is a need to exercise tree planting exercise all the time so as to avoid experiencing issues that come with not planting trees like drought and it would change the lives of the people," the county boss said.
He revealed that his administration will soon start planting trees in public schools and forests in a bid to conserve the environment.
"We will start trees nurseries and supply seedlings to schools and engage students on conservation matters," Barchok said, who is also the Kenya Red Cross Bomet patron.
The county boss commended Kenya Forest Service for allocating a place in their forest for the Kenya Red Cross to plant trees so as to prevent the sufferings that are related to climate change.
Barchok said that they will support the society to build a regional office for the South Rift region.
"The offices will enable them to respond rapidly to challenges that might occur in these regions and we need to accord them support to achieve their dreams," he said.
He further called on teachers and parents to encourage students to join clubs activities and societies so that build resilience in individuals in terms of having compassionate hearts towards other people.
"The teachers should ensure that the students are impacted with the necessary skills on how to tackle climatic change and taught them on the repercussions that will befall them if they are not taking the practices seriously when they have grown up and completed their studies, " said Barchok.