This GWR ratification comes weeks after the Kenyan environmentalist addressed online speculation that insinuated that her ...

John Wanderi, a Form Four student from Baringo county, completed a 105-hour tree-hugging challenge in Timboroa to raise ...

As tree-hugging craze gains popularity across the country, Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has cautioned Kenyans to ensure they ascertain their medical ...

A Kenyan environmental activist broke a Guinness World Record by keeping her arms wrapped around the trunk of a tree for 72 ...

A Kenyan environmental activist has set a Guinness World Record for hugging a tree for the longest continuous time.

Twenty-two-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni becomes the first person to hug a tree continuously for 72 hours on December 11, 2025. [Amos Kiarie, ...

In January 2026, Kenyans hugged trees in a viral protest, blending activism and emotional appeal, revealing a nation's struggles for solutions and solidarity.

PALISADES PARK — Marcy Miller rested her head gently on the California palm tree, tears welling in her eyes as she embraced the trunk, memories of her now deceased father, once a worker in a lumber ...

The Guinness World Records has recognised Truphena Muthoni's 72-hour tree-hugging world record.In a statement on Monday, January 26, Guinness World Records described Muthoni's feat as an act by a ...