UPDF starts a tree planting drive in the Eastern Congo
The UPDF has launched a massive tree planting campaign for Environmental Conservation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba, the Contingent Commander of the UPDF under the East African Community Region Force launched the campaign at the UPDF Contingent headquarters in Nyongera Kiwanja. The exercise is one of UPDF’s traditions of keeping the environment green and free from degradation. The planting will cover Bunagana, Tshengerero and Mabenga with over 300,000 tree species like ecalyptus, jack-fruit, mangoes, and pawpaw.