Huyu ndiye huitisha mkia hapa
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What has this all knowing, far seeing ‘baba’ done for agriculture in Nyanza.
The way you folks are going on and on about baba said this on Mau, baba said this of Murang’a tunnels, someone would be forgiven to think his backyard of Nyanza is Kenya’s food basket.
Logging should be banned
This is where you go wrong.
Jubilee should not be competing with opposition but should work for kenyans who voted them in.
Now we should not criticize uhuru on any thing coz raila also did not do it when he was pm?
endelea kupinga tuu yet 106 Muranga wamelazwa hospital juu ya cholera. MTALAMBA LOLOH ya uhunye hadi mujue
I AM IMPRESSED BY S.SUDAN! ITS SLOWLY TURNING TO GREEN LAND, THEY MUST HAVE PLANTED LOTS OF TREES IN THE RECENT PAST!!!
Hehe things went south real fast
Kenya is 80% arid or semi arid. It has always been so. Here is an article to help.
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/drought/docs/BLBL_3Kenya.pdf
Fmr Pres. Moi was big on symbolism even if he was giving his political cronies slices of Mau Forest.
Symbolism is important to inspire the casual lookers and jolt them into taking action
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sudd
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Location of the Sudd in South Sudan
Geography
Area 57,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Country South Sudan
Climate type
Ramsar Wetland
Designated June 05, 2006
The Sudd (as-Sudd or al-Sudd) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile’s Baḥr al-Jabal section. The Arabic word sudd is derived from sadd (سد), meaning “barrier”[1] or “obstruction”.[2] The term “the sudd” has come to refer to any large solid floating vegetation island or mat. The area which the swamp covers is one of the world’s largest wetlands and the largest freshwater wetland in the Nile basin.
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/congo/congo_basin_countries2.jpg
South Sudan is on the Northeastern fringes of the phenomenon called Congo Forest…si ati Nuer na Dinka waliacha kupigana kwanza wakapanda miti…
Pwegegegegge jamaa amepiga Kangol imefade mbaya 
By the way is it true that a lot of the smuggled makaa come from Somalia? Then Somalia will suffer worst droughts than Kenya. No wonder they’re all here. Politicians, businesses, imams, tv hosts, parastatal heads etc etc
…and i see Gitahi educated himself after that tweet…
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Climate change threat real but turning the tide is within grasp[/SIZE]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 26 2018
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Sheila Kiprop and Brian Kipruto of Kapkoi Primary School in Elgeyo-Marakwet County are joined by Daniel Kirugi from Kenya Wildlife Service to plant a tree seedling in Sabor Forest on June 27, 2017. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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[li]I suggest that we take advantage of devolution and challenge ourselves to plant a million trees per county in April at the onset of the long rains.[/li]
[li]Many corporates can ‘own’ the part of the forest that they plant in the counties in terms of looking after them.[/li]
[li]All zones, regardless of political persuasion, require trees and politicians can commit to talk trees for a month.[/li]
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By LINUS GITAHI
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I read with dismay a recent newspaper article about how our rivers are drying up. I tweeted about it and got an overwhelming response.
I was born in a place where I could see Mt Kenya every morning in all its majesty. But, alas! 50 or so years later, I can confidently say what is there is no longer the snow-capped mountain. One sees more of its jagged peaks rather than the beautifully covered snow peaks.
Climate change is real, and that explains why the mountain is bereft of snow and the rivers are drying up.
Forests and thick vegetation preserve moisture, which ends up accumulating into streams and rivers. The opposite is also true. When we clear this vegetation and the trees, moisture in the ground dries up.
THICK FORESTS
The moisture that goes up to precipitate into rain is blown by the winds and gets ‘arrested’ by mountains and thick forests. When we cut trees, we have a double tragedy. Not only do we affect the rivers but also the chances of rain falling as there is nothing to break the winds.
The story of how we have cut trees for the past many years is a tragedy of monumental proportions. We have to do something about it to reverse the trend. I suggest that we take advantage of devolution and challenge ourselves to plant a million trees per county in April at the onset of the long rains.
We can make this a national issue, led by no less a person than the President, and the governors. We can identify areas to plant the trees in every county and the national government (I hope Environment CS Keriako Tobiko is reading this!) buys the seedlings from the various nurseries, including those sold by Wanjiku by the roadside.
If well-managed, the initiative will attract many corporate bodies, the military and NYS, who can provide manpower and/or resources, and all Kenyans who can see this looming tragedy.
REPLANTING
If we do this well and nurture it by replanting, weeding and regularly replacing the dry ones, there is no doubt that, in five years, the reforestation programme will be one of the key legacies of the national and county governments.
More importantly, as it will be a project owned by all Kenyans, it will act as a unifier and we shall all take pride as we see Kenya getting greener. Even at the individual level, we make can make a difference regardless of socio-economic status.
Can we raise 47 million seedlings? With all the seedlings that the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the Green Belt Movement and private nurseries have, we can double that.
Many corporates can ‘own’ the part of the forest that they plant in the counties in terms of looking after them. One taking, say, more than 50 acres can also be allowed to give the mini forest their chosen name. (Perhaps even throw in a tax rebate?). If the President rallies the troops, we can actually do this before the rainy season sets in.
POLITICAL PERSUATION
Just imagine, Mr President, how the environment will look like in 2022 when you will be handing over — a greener, more prosperous (The Big Four agenda) Kenya. Can we actually name April our tree-planting month and elevate it to a national commitment? We can dedicate it to planting trees and, for just this one month, forget about politics. All zones, regardless of political persuasion, require trees and politicians can commit to talk trees for a month. That sounds Utopian but can be done.
Also, we know that the rains will mean different things in different areas. We know exactly what areas will flood. Can we do something about that now? The Nairobi drainage is blocked by accumulated rubbish and we know where it will hurt most.
Can we unblock those places? Can the governor assure us that come the rains we shall not see the massive lakes caused by blocked drainage?
We know that Budalang’i and Ahero will flood because they always do. Can the local governors take preventive measures? We know that Narok floods and the deluge carries with it homesteads. Can we move those people now or ensure that we manage the flow and ensure the safety of the inhabitants of this area? Can we all say not one life will be lost to flooding this time?
Mr Gitahi is chairman,Tropikal Brands. [email protected].
I once took a course in environmental science back in college. Our prof told us of a time when people in Africa will migrate en masse towards the North due to severe drought from climate change issues. Thought the guy was delusional back then, but I can now see it. If Kenyans continue cutting down forests no doubt our country will become a desert. No rain means no water, no food, political crisis and war. We must save the trees!!
You guys went to school to learn shit?
EVERY COUNTRY ON THE EQUATOR IS DRYING UP BECOZ OF GLOBAL WARMING.
If you believe that the Muranga tunnels, which are supposed to collect flood waters and are NOT READY ANY WAY, or the harvesting of mature timber trees is the cause of the current crisis you need your head checked.
You are myopic, imbecilic, idiotic, stupid, unintelligent, ignorant, dense, brainless, mindless, foolish, dull-witted, slow-witted, witless, slow, dunce-like, simple-minded, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid, half-witted, idiotic, moronic, obtuse and doltish!
Sasawa PLO wanabee. Look along the equator and see the most affected country. Nyeri wanalia rivers are drying [ATTACH=full]159723[/ATTACH]
Wueh! i see you are intimate with the dictionary of synonyms and antonyms!
WEKA satellite image ya 10 or 20 years ago we compare
Excess carbon dioxide is a major cause of climate change. You’re the same person who’s always talking about the pitfalls of overpopulation. As you may know, humans exhale CO2. Having more people around means more CO2 is being released into the atmosphere causing extremes of weather. We need trees to avert the effects of climate change, because trees convert CO2 into oxygen. More trees=less climate change.
decomposing vegetation releases CO2 hence equatorial forests esp congo and amazon are said to release more CO2 than the entire rest of the world…tafakari…