Bikes for trees scheme scores big with pupils

“In conjunction with the Japanese embassy, we intend to send over a similar number of bicycles in October but to a different part of the country,” Mr Kurokawa said.

The two foundations hope to extend the five-year programme to other parts of the country. The International Olympic Committee has honoured the Green Africa Foundation for its innovative ways of promoting environmental management and awareness.

Analysts estimate that Kenya’s forest cover is less than two per cent of the country’s surface area, something that has been blamed for the climatic changes in the country including declining rainfall and the drying up of major rivers.

In the future, the water and food crises could be a thing of the past, albeit via one bicycle at a time.