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First Lady Rachel Ruto challenges Kenyans to ensure school kids have decent life
First Lady Rachel Ruto has said it is the collective responsibility of all Kenyans to ensure school kids have decent life.
Speaking at Testai Primary School in Nakuru Country where she donated the uniforms as part of her effort to uplift living conditions in schools, she said similar moves not only boost school performance but also encourages high school attendance.
While addressing pupils and parents, the First lady further promised to landscape the school compound and give it a superb look.
“We just want make this compound better. make it beautiful for our children by January,” she said
Mrs Ruto early this year donated shoes, set up a kitchen garden and introduced school milk programme at the school to boost the pupils nutrition needs.
Through her MaMa Doing Good initiative dozens of schools have benefited from similar initiatives.
Present were Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Hanna Cheptumo, area MP Paul Chebor (Rongai) and Nakuru Deputy Governor David Kones, among other leaders.
Cheptumo warned of tough action on child molesters and those practicing female gender mutilation(FGM).
“To all parents let us take care of our children, teachers do their part, let us also play our role by ensuring they are well fed and have good health,” she said.
She commended the First lady for initiating different programs in different counties through the MaMa Doing Good.
“You are setting a good example, thank you for the many programs initiated across country,” she said.
Chebor suggested a change of the school name to Rachel Ruto Testai.
Kones said the initiative by the First lady was a motivation not only to the young ones but to leaders to undertake similar initiatives.
