CITIZEN PLANET | How Mandera green revolution is giving residents the much needed relief

A tree planting project started by the county government of Mandera nearly 8 years ago in Mandera Municipality has completely changed the landscape in the area, giving residents much needed relief in a place that receives little or no rainfall. These efforts that have also helped combat the effects of climate change are due to the dedication of over 1000 women who care for and nurture these trees. And as Jamila Mohamed now reports, these efforts are getting international recognition as the Mandera Greening Programme is a finalist at the World Green City Awards organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers, AIPH.

[@Firog6004]

This is great. Keep it up the people of Mandera. Remember this only you can make your home better. No one else.

[@Zozolounge254]

With trees comes water and with water comes farming and prosperity

[@feimohach]

Wow! MaashaAllah good news atleast, hongera to all the mamas and the supporters

[@shemmutuku1943]

Congratulations women of Mandera Mungu awabariki

[@gaanesune871]

Mandera is making a good progress and we can clearly see a bright future ahead for them with this collective work they're doing. We can make everything out of nothing and yes we can.

[@Mwasaru72]

Wow I love this project, kindly extend this same project to Garrissa county.

[@JulixYung-kw2tr]

You have Duale and Governor. Kwani hana maono?

[@Mwasaru72]

@@JulixYung-kw2tr hao ni watu kweli?

[@josephkinyanjui7864]

Best news piece yet!
Imagine if more counties in asal regions did the same and increased coverage. We would improve the local climate and definitely the much needed food production.

[@soinda87]

True

[@bibiusuni5067]

Amazing mashaallah, welldone Mandera County.

[@sharmarkeqassim5816]

Finally something beautiful from north eastern

[@johnonyango6069]

Good job 👏👏 nothing like a dry area. A place is what you make it # Grass is greener where you water it most 👌

[@edgarodhiambo2733]

This is so beautiful.

[@wanyonyi41]

This such a noble project something that speaks towards placing more resources to devolved units. The ministry in charge of water resources should pick this and ensure funds flow to the northern counties to ensure we green Kenya. In fact the place to undertake massive afforestation should be these counties but that means the Ministry of environment needs to step up support in research for tree varieties that can thrive well and are fast growing, plus in consultation with the local counties development of water pans for ease of water harvesting and use for the afforestation program. The Carbon credits cash should be channeled here.

[@wakenyaskytv6937]

Beautiful women, God bless them

[@transferlogisticskenyaltd1783]

Good work Mandera County, God bless their good work.

[@jamesmaina7004]

Wow!,,,the best news l I've heard in Northern Kenya,,amazing content,,,tree planting is a noble exercise,,,did l see a tarmac road in mandera?

[@salmawambui5152]

Mashallah Mashallah Very Positive

[@dradnanabdull5079]

Mandera competing with Liverpool and Melbourne 🔥🔥🔥

[@samawadeahmed4380]

MaashAllah hooyooyin janadii Allaha idiinku deeqo Ahmed madoobe ayaad tusaale u tihiin.
Thank you our people in Mandera county who dedicated to safe human lives and Animals. Keep going on

[@user-ok5em9bm6q]

Wonderful report , let save the planet.

[@ManderaBlogger]

Thats is my Town and thanks to the womens who nature our trees

[@user-mh1dt4fs5r]

Ongera Mandera people and governor

[@DekaHassan-qf5rk]

MashaAllah may Allah reward you for this good movement that you have started. I hope the wajirian resident will emulate too so that we get a greener north eastern.

[@dorsyfrances580]

So refreshing to hear good news like this. May this project continue and get better.

[@moali27]

Great dedication❤🎉

[@trackmark9046]

GREAT AND SUCCESS STORY FOR THE PEOPLE OF MANDERA AND KENYA AT LARGE
CONGRATULATION THE COUNTY GVT OF MANDERA

[@alihoka_001]

This is the best thing we have ever achieved as a country... congratulations to the mandera mucipality.

[@thukusimon]

This is great.

[@kandisphere8828]

Great initiative! I hope that it would be possible for them to get funding through biodiversity credits, if they get to be established. In this way, they can put more resources and then, they can make some parts of the green area to be a park, which can be rented to someone who can create a children's park where the income can be used for long-term self funding/sustainability. Or they can create a new park and convert it into an ecotourism facility for sustainability.

[@stephenmwaniki2803]

Ata mungu mwenyewe anafurahia kazi nzuri inayo vanywa na Wana mandera congratulations

[@SuleimanAbdi-fw5bx]

ManshaAllah thats awesome...bravo jamillah well reported among the best positive news in Kenya ever watched tv in kenya

[@abdifatahashcar2347]

Congratulations ❤my county keep it up

[@lillianebwire4897]

What a unique undertaking!🎉🎉🎉👍🥰👏

[@ericmwalekwa9402]

Keep it up Mandera👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾

[@fresh6993]

Amazing. Congratulations.

[@silusmaratani8081]

Such a beautiful town. Imagine with a forestation what can kenya look like

[@patrickochieng79]

Wow this is a good progress....

[@tim_kenar4600]

This is really positive

[@mahamedadan8172]

Mashaalah keep going my people

[@arvindmorjaria2]

Great work...

[@bonifacerwimbo]

GOOD WORK MANDERA COUNTY

[@reubentv2948]

Amazing.

[@Abdimalikwinker]

good progress🌳🌳🌳

[@molotovcocktail4207]

On behalf of nywele ngumu i say congratulations to the people of Mandera.

[@babewajeff]

Wow this is 👍👍👍👍 great

[@soinda87]

Great job. Others should copy this but if only the local government can dig wells around the country. People shouldn’t be struggling for water.

[@respectall4551]

One step at a time, one day we will see a huge healthy forest with fruit trees, medicinal trees, aesthetic trees. A fully established kingdom Flora. Then followed by its Fauna.

[@marehemudanielarapmoi6424]

HONGERA WATU WA MANDERA!
❤❤❤❤❤

[@ernestkimanthi3948]

Feed and protect mama earth and mama earth will feed and protect you plus generations to come..

[@bisharGellowMahad]

❤❤❤

[@ahmedkulowabdi821]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kennethkinyua6934]

🎉🎉

[@fanatic6977]

This quality is in HD

[@MureithiMr]

❤

[@kitony]

Nice

[@mohamedfaysal5406]

Wellone my Somali people

[@patrickmurunga4820]

Cograts

[@user-qe9pd9zk8v]

Plant trees that give edible fruits and shade too.

[@noohaliahmed3978]

Where is the other indigenous trees. Neem is good but they also should plant other tree's also.

[@silusmaratani8081]

What is Wajir and Marsabit waiting for to join the bandwagon

[@patrickmurunga4820]

Internacional award 2 billion dólar from Green Kitty to kenya

[@dubabaxakatv2993]

Hio 2b ikipitie zakayo kwisha😂😂 kama wanakula ya uhunye former pres....itakua ya kupanda miti😂

[@soinda87]

Now add fruit trees.

[@jamesmwenda5427]

4:36 please Somalis stop pretending to be arabs, embrace your culture its beautiful

[@omartabinkeirana1372]

Our culture is look like?

[@AbdiSora-sy7ky]

Where do u see them pretending to be arab ? Most somali are Muslims that's why they cover up .

[@AbdiSora-sy7ky]

And as an oromo I'll like to put it out there that somali culture is indeed beautiful but ours is better 😂😊

[@Fitima-ds7kf]

We are not Arabs we are Cushite read history.

[@viwriter7620]

what happened at 4:36 for you to claim this?

[@ice-cold4342]

Are those native plants they’re growing

[@abdif1256]

Neem tree for shade

[@hkay980]

Great work but it's monoculture which fail from diseases or fungal pandemic which in the long run wipe all the gains...

[@user-jx5kn2qq3h]

Ndio maana tunasema Roba tena

[@decoloniz_afro]

Wafanye hivyo..waache kungoja one kilometer money where there is no people

[@callewwy8710]

Kiii nuguuuu

[@OsmanMoha114]

Our Northern Counties are competing for survival with a region that produced 3 president. The Economy Mt. Kenya boasts of is a result of selective government policy that favoured them. 1Man 1KM, 1Sh

[@wanyonyi41]

Equalization funds need to be increased as we undertake One Man One shilling, you should understand areas like Central Kenya have benefited in infrastructure development for years when other area's were left out. Now there need is other issues but we cannot have one and others left out

[@Fitima-ds7kf]

Kiambu county uses it's budget for sipends to elderly and sick in hospitals because everything was developed be devolution. While has no sewage service for 50 plus years of independence.Rigi G has to understand the difference.