Kiambu County woman representative Hannah Nyokabi Gathecha has unveiled a three-year strategic plan aimed at improving livelihoods of women, youth and the disabled.
The strategic plan will focus on water and sanitation, networks, cottage industries and government procurement.
Speaking while launching the plan in Kiandutu slums on Wednesday, Gathecha said clean water was a big problem in the slum and that it was solely borne by women who work hard in search of the scarce resource.
“I will enable my people to use water harvesting technologies in households and water pans for animals during the El Nino rains to enable women and youth engage in clean water harvesting projects and hence alleviate water borne diseases,” she said.
Gathecha stated that her office was allocated Sh13, 700,000 which she will use to fulfill her campaign pledges alongside parliamentary and other county emerging concerns.
The office of the woman representative will also promote dairy farming, horticulture, hospitality, beekeeping, fish farming, financial services, sports and culture as a way of empowering women, youth and people living with disabilities.
Topping the list is Sh3 million for medical camps; exhibition shops Sh2 million for sanitary pads, Sh2 million youth empowerment forum, Sh500,000 for annual sports participation and Sh400,000 for civic education among others.