The interior minister, Kithure Kindiki, made the announcement via an official notice posted to social media.
In contrast, deforestation accelerates climate change: it halts plant photosynthesis so trees are no longer taking up carbon.
The climate crisis is causing worsening droughts in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, where rains have failed for five seasons in a row.
William Ruto has made the national landscape and ecosystem restoration programme a priority since assuming the presidency in September 2022.
His plans drew praise from King Charles III, who was in Kenya last week for his first visit to an African nation since he ascended the throne last year.
While in the country, Charles planted a tree at the State House in Nairobi and at the Karura forest, which is associated with the late environmentalist and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai.
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