The Co-operative University College of Kenya students and staff joined the Co-operative movement in Kenya to mark the Co-operatives Environmental day on Saturday 14th June 2014. The event is an annual exercise to clean the environment as a show of solidarity and co-operation among the co-operators.
This year’s event was graced by the African Vice President of Co-operatives Mr. Isaiah Muchiiri who is also the chairman of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya. The event organized by the Shirika National Council in Kenya was marked by planting of trees at the Jamhuri Park in Nairobi.
This event comes a few weeks to Shirika Day Celebrations in Kenya slotted for the Saturday 5th July 2014 at Uhuru Park. Other notable guests at the event included among others the Nairobi regional senior manager of KUSSCO Mr. Arnold Munene who is also the chairman of the cuck alumni association and Mr. Daniel Malube, the CEO of the Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK). Hundreds of co-operators also were in attendance.