President William Ruto and the First Lady, Mama Rachel Ruto, on Friday hosted a breakfast for county first spouses at State House, Nairobi.
The meeting reinforced the important role of the first spouses in uplifting their communities.
President William Ruto confirmed his commitment to work with all elected governors in Kenya and promised increased allocations for the Women Enterprise Fund and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund.
Further, the application process for the funds will be digitized to ease access by all Kenyans.
Mama Rachel Ruto asked the first ladies to work together to come up with ways to support governors and their governments.
She urged them to adopt a forest in their respective counties as part of the Office of the First Lady’s objective to plant 500 million trees and lead in promoting financial literacy among women in their counties through table banking, supported by Joyful Women Organization’s County-based Economic Empowerment Officers.
Further, she proposed a food exchange program where first spouses from counties with food sufficiency would support their counterparts facing drought.
Through Mama Doing Good and its partners, the Office of the First Lady will offer mentorship and technical assistance to initiatives started by the county’s first spouses.
