First Lady Rachel Ruto has delivered food and household essentials to 1,131 people devastated by floods in Thika West, Kiambu County.

Mama Rachel Ruto, speaking at St. Johns Kilimambogo Teachers Training College, informed flood victims that the government will fully help them produce food as part of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda's commitment to the nation's food security.

PHOTO | COURTESY First Lady Rachel Ruto

"Rafiki ni yule akufaaye katika dhiki; na ndio maana hawa watu wote hawa wamejumuika hapa, si kwa sababu wametoka kwa serikali...I want to assure all residents of Thika that you will all get your portion of food," she said.

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"The floods are not only here in Thika but it is a problem across the country. We say thank you for the rain. In 2022 and 2023, we experienced severe famine and lost cattle and wild animals. We prayed and asked God for rain."

PHOTO | COURTESY First Lady Rachel Ruto

Thika Town MP Alice Nganga, who was also there, welcomed Rachel Ruto's visit to Thika West, noting that floods had devastated over ten communities, destroying livelihoods and homesteads.

The project has assisted the most impacted communities, such as Komo, Thika River, Mbagathi, Giciiki, Wendano, and Mukunike.

Other leaders in attendance were East African Legislative Assembly MP Maina Karobia, Kiambu County Commissioner Duncan Darusi, and members of the Kiambu County Assembly.