Truphena Muthoni has addressed claims surrounding the status of her latest Guinness World Records attempt, dismissing claims that the bid has already been rejected.
In a statement on Thursday, December 18, Muthoni said the process is still ongoing and emphasized that she remains in active engagement with Guinness World Records as she completes the required submission procedures.
“Avoid false information that my World Record Attempt cannot be approved by Guiness World Records , I’m in the process of uploading my evidence and in the coming days, it will be published,” she said.
To further support her position, Muthoni shared a conversation from Guinness World Records, which she said demonstrates that her application remains active and under consideration.
The message shows Guinness officials following up to confirm whether she is able to upload the required materials through their system.
“Hi Truphena, are you able to upload the evidence from your most recent record attempt to our system via your application? Just wanted to check that things are working okay on your side. Best wishes,” the message read.
Muthoni also shared her response to Guinness World Records, in which she reassured the organization that she would complete the upload within a specified timeframe.
“Hey, thanks for reaching out, l’ve had a lot of engagements since my latest attempt ,kindly allow me to upload in the course of the week. Thank you,” she responded.
Guinness World Records had earlier released a statement addressing Muthoni’s 72-hour tree-hugging attempt held this week.
In a statement on Friday, December 12, the organisation clarified that the verification process is still ongoing and that no new record has been confirmed yet.
Guinness World Records noted that while supporters are eagerly waiting for the outcome, the submitted evidence must first be reviewed.
“Truphena Muthoni’s tree hugging record attempt this week in Kenya, inspired by “a deep-rooted passion for trees and the vital role they play in our ecosystem” has in turn inspired many comments on our social channels.
“We know Truphena’s fans are excited to hear the results and we look forward to receiving and assessing the evidence. For now, her current record stands at 48 hours, achieved earlier this year in Nairobi,” the organisation said.
Elsewhere, in a subsequent interview, Muthoni spoke about the physical conditions she faced during the marathon, including cold weather and rain, noting that prior practice helped her endure the experience.
“My arms didn’t get tired while I was hugging. I was feeling some cold when it started raining, but I was able to manage it because I had already practiced for that as well. There was a time I was rained on during practice. On the first day, it dried up on its own.
“On the second day, it was really heavy, so I had some heaters around me. You can’t do that with people around you. I invite people to talk to me all the time because that makes my mind be active, or I’ll shut down,” she explained.
Muthoni further shared details about her personal background and questioned the government’s environmental priorities, while acknowledging support from the Nyeri County government.
“I am in college, I am studying music. My ambition is to represent voices that are underrepresented. The government’s plan to plant 15 billion trees sounds overambitious; it depends on the motivation.
“We should see that planting trees is important, but also if the government is pushing the directive of planting 15 billion trees, if it were real to me, I feel like we should not have issues of cutting down Karura Forest. I have not had support from the national government, but I have had support from the county government of Nyeri,” she further said.
