Dar es Salaam, April 11 -- DODOMA: A total of 16 million trees have been planted in Dodoma City since 2017 as part of the Regreening the Capital City programme, implemented by local government authorities in collaboration with various stakeholders.
Launching the Mti Pesa Programme at Mtumba Primary School in Mtumba Ward, Dodoma yesterday, Dodoma Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS), Kaspar Mmuya, who represented Regional Commissioner Ms Rosemary Senyamule, said the initiative aligns with President Samia Suluhu Hassans directive that requires each district council to plant no fewer than 1,500,000 trees yearly.
As part of the directive, he noted, each school in the Dodoma Region is expected to plant at least 500 fruit trees.
However, th...