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The Tree Challenge 2016

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The first thing that would come to the mind of most Kenyans when the name Guinness is mentioned would be beer. Well, I wont be talking about alcohol here for now but this relates to the Guinness World Records. Most of us probably have totally no idea of any Kenyan or events relating to Kenya that feature in the Guinness World Record Books. Personally the last one i can recall is Kimani Maruge as the oldest pupil. That aside, here is a chance to be part of a world record breaking fete on 11th November 2016 by taking part in the Tree Challenge, an event organized by the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) under the Sustainable Environment Restoration Programme ( SERP ) initiative whose main aim is to acheive a sustainable natural environment in Kenya. The Tree Challenge 2016 is a tree planting marathon whose goal is to plant 5 million trees in one hour in various locations  by engaging people in planting ecologically suitable tree species in an event that will run concurrently at the var