Updated Tue, September 20th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3NAIROBI: The Kenya Red Cross Society plans to put the country on the world record map by planting five million trees in one hour. The humanitarian organisation said it will make its bid to break the Guinness World Record in November in 19 regions across Kenya. If successful, the attempt, dubbed the Tree Challenge 2016, would double the current record held by the Philippines, which planted 2.4 million trees in one hour. “As thousands of people have expressed interest in being part of this Tree Challenge, the Kenya Red Cross Society, in partnership with Connectik – a global software company – has set up an Adopt-a-Tree App to facilitate those wishing to participate in the tree-planting experience in November 2016,” said Abbas Gullet, Secretary General, Kenya Red Cross Society. This translated to 18 trees planted per person in one hour.

Source: Standard Digital September 19, 2016 21:00 UTC