Trees for Peace is an initiative I have started to create a physical presence of a Peace Movement, one that is tangible and more importantly, one that has a lasting and sustainable impact on us as the great Kenyan Family. A Tree transcends all cultural, ethnic and political divides by casting a comforting shade over all who gather under it in the common quest of conflict resolution and greater goodness for all.

When planting a tree, we jot down our fears and desires on a tiny slip of paper and place it at the bottom of the hole upon which we then plant a tree, refill the planting hole with the soil and our emotions and finally drench the seedling with water and our expectant hopes.

Nature, in all its glory then assures that the seedling we have planted and nurtured becomes a beacon of the greater good in mankind.

This is a TREE FOR PEACE.

The importance of Trees is well documented in all Religious Scriptures and beliefs and that places them at the very pinnacle of Creation and indeed our perception of these majestic sentinels must be re-awakened and given the importance for which they were created.