Tecla Lorupe leads a tree planting exercise at St. Mark's Enkutoto Primary School and Embakasi High School in Kajiado [Courtesy]Renowned sports personality Tecla Lorupe has urged the youth to become the country’s environmental ambassadors. Lorupe decried the rampant destruction of the ecosystem, especially within the country's protected areas. Speaking during a tree planting session at St. Mark's Enkutoto Primary School and Embakasi High School in Kajiado to mark the World Environment Day, Lorupe said future sportsmen and women need a clean environment to train. A total of 150 seedlings were planted in both schools in an event that saw members of Sukuma Twende charity group join Lorupe in the exercise. We can uproot the weeds but if we keep on losing the dispersal areas for the country’s wildlife, we will be creating a bigger environmental crisis than currently exists," says Nkamunu Patita, a volunteer with The Wildlife Foundation.

Source: Standard Digital June 05, 2021 16:18 UTC