Limuru residents have petitioned authorities to spare a 100-year-old jacaranda tree. They said the tree is under imminent threat of being removed to pave the way for road expansion. Wainaina said the jacaranda tree, which is most likely over 100 years, is on Kawamwaki Farm in Riara Ridge. She warned that the government's agenda of increasing the forest cover could be watered down by such a move. The forest cover within Kiambu county is above 16 per cent.

Source: The Star May 31, 2021 18:56 UTC