Editor's Review

"I want to appreciate my sister for the work she is doing with the boy child," First Lady Rachel Ruto. 

First Lady Rachel Ruto has endorsed the boy child program being spearheaded by Pasto Dorcas Rigathi in efforts to rescue the boys and men in Kenya from drug and substance abuse, and other vices.

The First Lady spoke in Gachie, Kiambu County on Saturday, April 15 at the First Born Christian Centre during the 60 years celebrations of church ministry by Archbishop Gerry Kibarabara, where Pastor Dorcas was also present.

"I want to appreciate my sister for the work she is doing with the boy child. It is true that this generation we are having right now, our children, are going through a lot," said the First Lady.

Archbishop Kibarabara also acknowledged the efforts to save the boy child and encouraged Pastor Dorcas of the church's support for success in the program. Gachie in Kiambaa where many young men are addicted to alcohol.

"In our own small ways, here at the grassroots, we are in full support of the boy child program," the Archbishop stated. 

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Pastor Dorcas has championed the boy child program in different parts of Kenya and also reached out to the international community.

This March, Pastor Dorcas presented a paper on 'male inclusion and engagement' at the United Nations in New York.

First Lady Rachel Ruto and Pastor Dorcas Rigathi. 

Since coming into office, she has been a voice for the boys and men in the country and was even recognised by Kenyans in Canada for the initiative to save the boy child.

A multi pronged approach in phases is being used to rescue the boy child and includes rehabilitation, skilling, retooling, TVET on wheels, and connection to employment and entrepreneurship.

The Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua on Friday also convened a meeting in Nyeri of administrators, county leaders, politicians, and other leaders with the sole intention of eradicating illicit brews central region, which includes Nyeri, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Muranga, and Nyandarua Counties.

DP Rigathi stated that from next week, all administrators and security teams would ensure there was no producer of illicit brew in their area, or they would lose their jobs.

The eradication of illicit brew would greatly help in the success of the boy child program under the OSDP.