Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi plans to introduce countrywide financial empowerment programs that will specifically target boys and young men.
Mrs Rigathi stated that the empowerment projects aimed at giving young men financial freedom will be done in conjunction with the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO).
“As a government, we are very sure that we are going to partner with SACCOs and change the economy from the bottom, up. The bottom-up movement started from the cooperative movement, and these (SACCOs) are the answers to the future of Kenya; our youth, women, and vulnerable, and they also create a thriving and vibrant economy,” said Mrs Rigathi.
According to Pastor Dorcas, partnering with the cooperative societies will provide possible solutions to the problems of food security, access to affordable housing and other social issues.
Moreover, KUSCCO, CEO George Ototo, assured the second lady of support from the cooperative movement in the projects that will be rolled out countrywide.
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“We share in the vision of Her Excellency and her flagship projects, and we assure her of our support. At the structural level of SACCOs, we will create divisions strategically to empower the boy-child,” noted Mr Ototo.
The KUSCO CEO added that they will also contribute towards the rehabilitation of the boy-child through sports activities as well as pushing them towards more productive activities.
Furthermore, this cooperative movement has a membership of more than six million Kenyans and covers all sectors of the economy, including finance, business, farming, and workers.