{"id":105329,"date":"2024-12-15T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T13:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/kengen-rallies-kenyans-to-join-tree-growing-efforts\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T13:04:18","slug":"kengen-rallies-kenyans-to-join-tree-growing-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kengen-rallies-kenyans-to-join-tree-growing-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"KenGen rallies Kenyans to join tree-growing efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAKURU, Kenya, Dec 15 \u2014 The Kenya Energy Generating Company (KenGen) has urged Kenyans to join the tree-growing movement and help preserve forests for future generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

KenGen Chief Executive Officer Peter Njenga reaffirmed the company\u2019s commitment to its tree-planting and growing initiatives, encouraging more Kenyans to take part.<\/p>\n

He noted that the company has planted over 3.5 million trees in various government forests nationwide over the past decade, including 848,000 trees planted in the last financial year alone.<\/p>\n

Speaking during KenGen\u2019s tree-growing activity on Sunday at Narasha Forest in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County, Njenga emphasized that conservation is a shared responsibility. <\/p>\n

He credited the company\u2019s success to partnerships with communities living near forests.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the Narasha Community Forest Association (CFA), Njenga commended the community\u2019s active role in restoring 150 hectares of natural forest through seedling supply, planting, and maintenance.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by KenGen board members, including Chairman Alfred Agoi, Njenga described Narasha Forest as one of many success stories in the company\u2019s conservation efforts across Kenya. <\/p>\n

Key sucesses include the restoration of critical ecosystems such as the Ngong, Eburru, Aberdare, Sondu, Seven Forks, and Mt. Kenya forests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe efforts of Narasha CFA have achieved an impressive survival rate of over 80 per cent for the planted trees, ensuring the long-term success of this initiative,\u201d Njenga said.<\/p>\n

He added that plantation forests provide opportunities for food security through intercropping and economic empowerment via eco-business ventures.<\/p>\n

During the event, where over 3,000 trees were planted, KenGen also donated fruit trees to farmers to empower them in agribusiness. <\/p>\n

\u201cCommunities surrounding forests can engage in alternative economic activities, such as growing tropical fruits for export, instead of relying entirely on natural resources,\u201d Njenga noted.<\/p>\n

On green energy production, Njenga emphasized KenGen\u2019s role as the largest generator of electricity in the country, with 90 per cent of its production coming from clean energy sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenGen contributes 1,800 MW out of the national capacity of 3,200 MW, primarily through hydro, geothermal, wind, and solar energy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Njenga further highlighted the importance of tree planting in supporting ecosystems, ensuring rivers have adequate water to drive machines for power generation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAKURU, Kenya, Dec 15 \u2014 The Kenya Energy Generating Company (KenGen) has urged Kenyans to join the tree-growing movement and help preserve forests for future generations. KenGen Chief Executive Officer Peter Njenga reaffirmed the company\u2019s commitment to its tree-planting and growing initiatives, encouraging more Kenyans to take part. He noted that the company has planted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}