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What Truphena Muthoni Is Planning After Her Tree-Hugging Guinness World Record
['Richard Kamau']
Nairobi Wire
No sooner had 22-year-old Kenyan environmentalist Truphena Muthoni broken her own Guinness World Record for hugging a tree than she set her sights on two even more ambitious environmental milestones slated for later this year.
During the event, she hopes to coordinate the planting of an extraordinary 1.2 million mangrove trees within just one hour.
These coastal forests host plants, algae, crustaceans, and small invertebrates that sustain species such as green turtles and juvenile hawksbill turtles.
Following her latest Guinness World Record success, Muthoni secured a sponsorship from Mount Kenya University, where she is pursuing a degree in International Relations.
Away from environmental advocacy, Muthoni enjoys creating and playing music on her guitar, occasionally performing at small events around Nairobi.