Hellen Nkaissery, the widow of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery, has made a return to the public life.
The former Kajiado Central legislator's widow on Thursday launched an initiative to help women from the Samburu community to access market for their beadwork.
Dubbed "Ushanga Kenya Initiative", Hellen outlined that the body would facilitate the access to markets for the women who have struggled to sell their products.
The initiative will also be an advocacy forum for the women to the county and national governments.
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Nkaissery's project was launched by the Office of the President and would be implemented by the deputy president's office in a bid to empower women.
"This will help the bead experts access market for their products, get skills of making high-quality products of international standards," Hellen explained.
She added that beading is a cultural practice in many pastoralist communities and it, therefore, ought to be made profitable for them.
"Commercialisation will make the women self-reliant and they will be able to educate their children," she noted.
Samburu deputy governor Julius Leseeto added that the county government would be at the forefront to facilitate the activities of the initiative.
"The county government has set aside Sh10 million through cooperative departments to boost women in all regions in this county," he stated.
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