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Why Kenya's 15 billion tree plan risks failure
A cleared section of Imenti forest in Meru County where construction work is ongoing for the proposed construction of an airstrip.
Tree-planting • The ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees might turn out to be a pipe dream, says David M. Kigo. “The rate at which we are destroying trees in existing forests and animal sanctuaries, some of them indigenous and take long to mature, is alarming. We seem to be doing the opposite of what should be the norm when it comes to environmental conservation.” His contact is [email protected].
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Nothing to show • The Nairobi City County government has hit revenue collection of Sh15.4 billion, observes Evans Macharia Mwangi. Combined with what it receives from the national government, he adds, it totals to quite a big amount. “What baffles me is that there is nothing much to show. With that kind of money Nairobi should be much better than it is!” His contact is [email protected].
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Luggage service • A regular user of the standard gauge railway, Mwangi wa Karuga would like to request Kenya Railways to consider providing passenger luggage carrying services. “They should have trolleys and some young people to assist passengers with heavy luggage, especially those walking to the public service vehicles area. The service could be offered at a reasonable fee.”
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Undemocratic • ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga “dancing himself lame to please President William Ruto by suggesting benevolent dictatorship amounts to desecrating his late brother Raila Odinga’s grave”, says Tabu Tele. “Oburu needs reverse political mentorship from MP Ndindi Nyoro who sang the same undemocratic song before only to be consumed by it!” His [email protected].
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Cityscapes • Nairobi, the City in the Sun, has grown into a cosmopolitan metropolis, with buildings sprouting all over, says Alnashir Walji. Posh cafes and restaurants abound, he adds, catering to a growing affluent class. “You’ll see many with their laptops, clicking away as they work and keep abreast with world events. All this drives away monotony, dreariness and gloom!” His contact is [email protected].
Have a relaxing day, won’t you!
