The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) has committed to planting 500,000 trees annually as part of efforts to support the government's target of growing 15 billion trees by 2030. NG-CDF Board chief executive Benjamin Magut said the fund was also investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives, including tree planting, water harvesting, solar energy and flood control projects across constituencies. Speaking during a tree-planting exercise in Kisumu Central Constituency, Magut said the fund had allocated resources to support environmental conservation while empowering communities through tree nurseries run by youth and women's groups. The exercise, held during the ongoing Massingira Month campaign, was part of efforts to promote environmental sustainability and protect communities from the effects of climate change. Magut said the NG-CDF was working with constituencies and the Kenya Forest Service to support tree planting and provide seedlings for environmental restoration programmes. He noted that the NG-CDF Act, 2015, allows constituencies to allocate up to five per cent of their funds to climate change initiatives. According to Magut, the fund had invested approximately Sh3.2 billion in climate-related initiatives since the launch of the campaign supporting the national tree-growing target. He said the interventions included improving forest cover, installing...

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