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Originally published by Kenyanstop
October 9, 2025
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Mazingira Day Holiday: Ministry Orders Students, Teachers to Report to School on Friday

The PS outlined the hours students would be required to be in school during the holiday...
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The Kenyan Ministry of Education has mandated that all students and teachers in public and private primary schools report on Friday, October 10, for tree planting activities to mark Mazingira Day. This initiative is part of a broader government effort to promote environmental stewardship and achieve a goal of Billion trees by 2030.
- Each school is required to plant a minimum of 2000 fruit trees on Mazingira Day to promote environmental conservation and enhance school-based nutrition.
- Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Bitok directed that all learners and teachers be in school from 8 am to 2 pm for the exercise.
- The entire month of October will be dedicated to planting fruit trees, with the government having facilitated the planting of approximately 1 billion trees so far.
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