From: odhiambo okecth

Friends,

I was in a meeting with Imani Children Homes Officials at 7.00am this morning and I was amazed that the brains behind the Ngong Hills Reforestation on 2nd April is a 9 year old girl; Ms Kitty Valk.

Imani Children Home is home to almost 400 children in 6 different locations; Kayole A Soweto, Kayole B Matopeni, Malindi, Ngong, Kasarani and Kibera. They have been hiking at Ngong Hills for the past several years and early this year, Kitty asked the Home if they could do something to help clean Ngong Hills of the rubbish that we deposit there. She also asked if they as children could help in planting 1,500 trees on the Hill.

It was at this point that Imani Children Home invited KCDN to partner with them.

Now, through this partnership, we are happy to report progress made so far. We have had discussions with the area DC Ngong, DO 1 Ngong, the Director of Kenya Forestry Services and his senior officers and the District Environmental Committee Kajiado North District. We have made approaches and the following partners have come on board in the following manner;

Imani Children Home children; will plant 1,500 seedlings

Kenya Forestry Services- will give 20,000 seedlings
Kings Wear Collections- is donating 12 Sign Posts
Economic Students Association of the University of Nairobi

We will be posting the participation of other partners as they confirm the levels of their participation.

The host for the event is Hon Prof George Saitoti- the Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. He is also the area Member of Parliament. We are working closely with him to draw the Guest Lists which we will announce shortly.

We must appreciate Kitty Valk- the 9 year old girl who thought of this Initiative. We must also appreciate Imani Children Home for taking up the Reforestation of Ngong Hills as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.

All the volunteers who would like to join us, kindly reach out to Peninah at atienopeninah@yahoo.com or Imani Children Home at imani@wananchi.com and copy to KCDN.

A Clean Kenya Starts With Me.

Peace and blessings,

Odhiambo T Oketch

CEO KCDN Nairobi

Nationwide Coordinator – Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi Kenya.
Tel; 0724 365 557 0735 529 126
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