Kenya aims to plant 100 million trees on October 10th, designated as Mazingira Day, with a significant focus on fruit trees to combine environmental restoration with economic empowerment. This initiative is part of President William Ruto's ambitious "Jaza Miti" program to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 and achieve 30% tree cover.

• 71 million of the trees planted on Mazingira Day will be fruit seedlings, with schools expected to plant 2,000 trees each.
• The "Jaza Miti" program, launched in December 2022, targets planting 1.5 billion trees annually.
• As of April 2025, Kenya has planted 783 million trees under the campaign, falling short of the annual target.
• A lack of sufficient funding, with only Ksh. 14.3 billion allocated in 2023/24 against a projected Ksh. 60 billion annually, and unaddressed logging issues hinder progress.