Kenya: First Lady Rachel Urges Kenyans to Adopt Children to Avert Trafficking

First Lady Rachel Ruto has called on able families in the country to consider opening their homes and adopt children.

Speaking when she visited Mji Wa Salama Children Home in Mombasa Thursday, the first lady observed that this is consistent with the government's latest directions, which favors absorption of children into families over privately run children's homes.

"I want to encourage every Kenyan to think about adopting a child so that we do not have our children in the streets, congested in our children's homes, yet we can have that extra room, bed, that extra chair in our dining table to be able to give to these children." "We have heard the President stating several times that our Kenyan children should not ever suffer. I congratulate the Child Welfare Society of Kenya for being at the forefront to take a motion to parliament prevent the child trafficking," she said.

Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore on 30th September noted, having state owned public rescue centres will impede child trafficking in the country.

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