Antoine Moses, the current Guinness World Record holder for most trees planted in 24 hours, will attempt to plant 40,000 mangrove seedlings at Mirarani site in Mombasa County from April 30 to May 1. The state department of forestry described the 24-hour effort as historic for rehabilitating degraded coastal ecosystems. It supports Kenya's goal of planting over 15 billion trees by 2032.
The state department of forestry announced that Kenya will host Antoine Moses, a global environmental champion and current Guinness World Record holder for planting 23,060 trees in 24 hours on July 17, 2021, at the Mirarani site in Tudor Creek, Mombasa County.
"Kenya will host a historic 24-hour mangrove restoration effort at Mirarani Site, Tudor Creek in Mombasa County, from April 30 to May 1 2026," the department stated. During the event, Moses aims to plant 40,000 mangrove propagules in a single day to rehabilitate degraded coastal areas.
The attempt follows Kenyan environmentalist Hillary Kiplagat Kibiwott's planting of 23,326 trees in one day on April 23, 2026, which surpassed Moses's record. Guinness World Records has yet to ratify Kiplagat's achievement, leaving Moses as the official holder.
Partners including the environment ministry and Mombasa County government will join, with locals invited to participate. The department said the initiative reinforces Kenya's climate action leadership and advances the national target of 15 billion trees by 2032.
