Mazingira Week 2026 began on 5 October and will conclude with National Mazingira Day on 10 October, focusing on practical actions rather than discussion.

The theme, “Our Environment, Our Responsibility: Collective Action for Tree Growing and Environmental Stewardship,” frames the campaign as a personal duty for every Kenyan.

Government spokesperson Charles Owino emphasized that conservation is not solely a state task, linking it to clean water, health, livelihoods and jobs.

Citizens are urged to plant and nurture trees, protect existing forests, clean neighbourhoods, markets and public spaces, restore degraded land, safeguard rivers and wetlands, and manage waste responsibly.

The government targets the planting of 17.24 million trees through seven streams, including village elders, the Kenya Forest Service, Community Forest Associations, the National Youth Service, the Kenya Prisons Service, TVET institutions and schools.

Village elders are expected to plant 100 trees in each of the 77,252 villages, while the Kenya Forest Service and Community Forest Associations will coordinate over 51,000 community planters at 79 sites across 31 counties.

The Kenya Prisons Service will plant one million trees in 68 facilities and the National Youth Service aims for 1.5 million trees.

Each tree will be counted, geo‑tagged via the JazaMiti platform and certified, with a 90‑day survival check and quarterly monitoring of pledges to improve long‑term survival rates.

National Mazingira Day will be celebrated in Trans Nzoia County, featuring the Presidential Green Challenge and a national tree‑growing ceremony.

Environment Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah M. Barasa urged full participation and proper care of seedlings, calling 10 October a day of national unity for environmental defence.