The State has established the office of the Spouse of the Prime Cabinet Secretary to supplement the work of the country’s First and Second Ladies.
Tessie Musalia, the wife of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, will be in charge of the new office.
The office’s primary goal will be to improve the lives of children and vulnerable families, including the elderly.
Other activities that the office will pursue include improving health, with a focus on maternal and child care, climate change, youth empowerment, and advancing causes that promote the dignity of people with disabilities.
Mrs Tessie Musalia, through the Ushirika Wema Initiative, has now stepped forward to bridge the huge gap that exists in society for differently abled people.
‘‘The role of the office entails contributing to enhancing the standard of living of Kenyans and providing the less fortunate in our communities an opportunity to live a dignified life,” she said.
‘‘I am privileged to be part of strong, passionate, resilient women of Kenya and its citizens in various capacities,’’ Mrs Musalia said.
Balozi wa Familia, as she is fondly known, added that the organisation will be able to touch many lives in collaboration with the private sector, people of goodwill, and donors.
‘‘There was a time I donated an incubator to the Mwai Kibaki Referral Hospital in Nyeri which had not had such a facility before. Tell me before then, how many lives had been lost and how many have been saved to date,’’ she stated.
During the inauguration ceremony in Nairobi on Friday evening, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi urged the public to take the time to reflect on the lives of the society’s vulnerable families.
“There are things that are always under our nose and we take them for granted. Now Tessie you are stepping out and coming out forcefully so that you can jolt our minds so that we can work together. This will enable you to help, in your own way, and complement other efforts not necessarily mine but other efforts by other Kenyans in helping and supporting our society,” he said.
The Prime CS observed that forming the Office of the Spouse to The Prime Cabinet Secretary is a step in the right direction that will see many families benefit.
