This archive report was first published on 3 October 2019.
On October 3, 2019, the government launched a 4Rs programme to address the issue of street families in Kenya.
According to Chebii Kilimo, chairperson of the Street Families Rehabilitation Fund, the programme aims to rescue, rehabilitate, reintegrate, and resocialise street families.
Speaking at the 6th Thika Institute of Business Studies graduation ceremony in Thika, Kiambu county, Kilimo called on chiefs to ensure that all street families in their jurisdiction are enrolled in the programme.
She noted that street families are a result of a decayed society fabric and urged Kenyans to take steps to rescue them.
“We should all of us take steps to rescue our street families since they are resultants of our decayed society fabric,” Kilimo said.
She also commended the government for setting up a fund for people living with disabilities and hailed Tibs for admitting students from Marakwet county.
The Kiambu county education board chairperson, Ruth Wanjau, commended Tibs for producing well-rounded graduates with knowledge and competence that contributed to national prosperity.
Other speakers at the event included Thika Town MP Patrick Wainaina and Ruiru MP Simon King’ara, who discussed education and land issues in the region.
King’ara warned Ruiru residents against surrendering their original land ownership documents to unscrupulous land company directors and promised to deal with unresolved land cases after the closure of the Ruiru registry office on September 26.
