Piece by: TOMMA KITETO

13 September 2024

•The initiative Mama Kitchen Gardens seek to inspire women to cultivate kitchen gardens near their homes

First Lady Rachael Ruto launched a pilot program for kitchen gardens called Mama Kitchen Gardens at State House Nairobi.

The project is aimed at promoting food and nutritional security .

The move has however left Kenyans divided with many wondering why she couldn't launch something more 'meaningful' as most Kenyans already have kitchen gardens.

Netizens did not respond positively to her project and expressed their displeasure as shown below

maybirdie Nonsense button

iam_chelsitajonnes Remind me again what initiative Margaret Kenyatta launched??

hey_nduta 😂😂😂😂wueehhh😂 how many people have kitchen gardens? Na wale wako nayo theyve been doing this for ages!!Meanwhile gbv,fgm,femicide etcgicharuc Tunataka linda mama, hatutaki sukuma

wikibenz_barry: First ladies were fighting FGM, child abuse ,gender equality then kuna uyu wa Sukuma

Wikicarolyne.kihara: She didn't utter a word concerning the Endarasha tragedy. Yet she has the audacity to advise us??? Kuna shamba ametupea

sharon_.odero Si this is what we normally do to our kitchen gardens since the beginning of the universe. Ama?

k_sammyjames: How many Kenyans in urban areas have kitchen gardens... Only few upper middle class.. Nkt

lordcy_bic: Ku grow mboga si kitu new ya kutuambia leo.There are real problems to deal with.Can we know the Hospitality expense for hosting just this event mniambie kama ina make sense.Na by the way msiuze state House vile Adani ishakunywa maji.

The project is to empower families and school going children to grow their own vegetables .

Through her Instagram page, she highlighted that the Mama Kitchen Gardens program is an integral part of a broader food security initiative led by women nationwide.

The program aims is to empower women by encouraging them to cultivate flourishing kitchen gardens in their own backyards.

"I launched a pilot program for the National Kitchen Gardens project, which is part of broader national food security initiative led by women across all counties. The initiative Mama Kitchen Gardens seek to inspire women to cultivate kitchen gardens near their homes." she wrote

She announced that the project will offer urban families enhanced training in modern urban farming techniques.

"The project will provide urban families with additional training in urban farming techniques." she added

She wrapped up by stating that the kitchen garden pilot at State House will supply vegetables free of charge to State House employees residing in the staff quarters, while also supporting nearby public schools.