PICTURE: The spouse of the Deputy President, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi giving his speech at a Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre in Timau, Meru County.
The spouse of the Deputy President, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, on Monday, visited the first cohort of men undergoing rehabilitation under the boy child program in a Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre in Timau, Meru County. She encouraged them to remain focused and determined in their rehabilitation journey and anticipate a brighter future.
“I have visited the prison, drug dens, and streets, and today I am here at this rehabilitation centre to see that our young men are rescued from addictions. In life, you will see a mother sitting in court to support their child, and even visit them in prison. You are my boy children, and I will not stop loving you,” said Pastor Dorcas said.
Pastor Dorcas took time to witness the different activities the recovering addicts are engaged in, which include beadwork, hairdressing, chicken rearing, pig farming, and crop and vegetable farming. The recovering addicts also shared with Pastor Dorcas their dreams post-rehabilitation, which included serving in the Kenya Defence Forces, starting businesses, building families, seeking employment, and leading a life free from drugs.
In her speech, she also told the young men, “Refuse to be chained by the devil. We are waiting on you to go through rehab, be healed and restored, and drive the economy of this country.”
She also assured them of the government’s support, especially in their quest for jobs as they rebuild their lives and on the other hand called on Kenyans not to attach demeaning names to those in addiction but to support them as they restore their lives.
“Do not call those addicted to drugs names; instead, refer to them as watoto wa Dorcas,” she said.