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Kenya will commemorate this year’s Mazingira Day on October 10 with an ambitious environmental campaign targeting the planting of more than 71 million fruit trees in schools and a nationwide clean-up exercise. The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry announced that the 2025 celebration will run under the theme “Citizen-Centric Tree Growing and Environmental Stewardship”. The initiative aims to blend environmental restoration with nutrition, education, and livelihoods. According to the Forestry Principal Secretary, fruit trees were chosen for their multiple benefits, ranging from improved nutrition for school children to biodiversity enhancement and income generation. “Fruit trees nourish children with vitamins, create income opportunities, enhance biodiversity, and instill a sense of environmental responsibility among young learners,” he said, calling on Kenyans to return to their primary schools under the rallying slogan #TurudiPrimoTukadonateFruitTreesNaK...

 Tensions are rising within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) women’s league as calls for leadership change intensify. Members have challenged incumbent leader Catherine Okoth to face the ballot, questioning her reluctance to allow elections despite serving in the position for two decades. In a strongly worded statement, the women accused Okoth of using paid press conferences to claim that members are satisfied with her leadership and that no elections are necessary. “If Catherine Okoth is sure that in the last 20 years she has truly worked and served the women of ODM, why is she afraid of elections?” the statement read. “She should let due diligence through universal suffrage decide.” Incoming Nairobi ODM Chairlady hopeful Rosemary Okuta has been at the forefront of this push, rallying women across the party to reject what she calls “selfish leadership” and demand fresh, inclusive representation. “ODM women deserve change. We are tired of leaders who believe that wi...