By Samuel Baya
Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko has banned the planting of eucalyptus, cyprus and other exotic trees on riparian land in effort to boost water flow in all its catchment areas.
Mr Tobiko said such trees consume a lot of water adding the State preferred indigenous varieties. He was speaking in Molo, during this year’s World Wetlands Day celebrations after he lead the locals in planting more than 5,000 bamboo and indigenous trees.
He ordered Kenya Forest Services (KFS) and other agencies in his ministry to start the process of uprooting all Eucalyptus, and other exotic trees planted surrounding the Enapuiyapui swamp “with immediate effect.” Read more…
