Deputy President William Ruto, has pledged pledges free sanitary towels for all women and diapers for newborn babies for a period of three months if he becomes the next president.
During the Kenya Kwanza women forum on Friday, June 10, Ruto said he will also build a Ksh50 billion fund that will offer credit to women in business.
DP @WilliamsRuto, promises FREE SANITARY TOWELS for all Women. #KenyaKwanzaLadiesFirst pic.twitter.com/UMZZ00jtEt
— -Dennis Itumbi, CBS (@OleItumbi) June 10, 2022
DP said his government will empower by offering procurement opportunities.
“I commit to actualise access to government procurement opportunities by ensuring that women-owned enterprises will automatically qualify for financing through the hustler fund,” he stated.
We will establish the Hustler Health Care programme where every woman in Kenya shall be insured by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). pic.twitter.com/x8yLY0e1lB
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) June 10, 2022
Ruto unveiled the league last Sunday in what pundits say is aimed at neutralising the Azimio wave created by the nomination of Martha Karua as Raila Odinga’s running mate.
The Karua effect is said to have excited the womenfolk and reduced Ruto’s fortunes, especially in Mt Kenya.
In his address to the Kenya Kwanza Women’s League, Ruto said he enjoys the support of more women voters and he promised to support their ambitions.
“I am not a prophet but I can predict that Kenya Kwanza will produce the most number of elected women governors in the next government,” he said, amid cheers.
“There’s testimony that in the next 13th Parliament, to demonstrate that Kenya Kwanza is the place of women, even before the election we have a woman who has been elected as woman rep from Kericho County, Beatrice Kemei who is unopposed woman representative,” Ruto added.
