DP GACHAGUA TO ADDRESS UN SUMMIT IN ITALY
Written by Whitney Akunga on July 24, 2023
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is on Monday morning set to address a high-level United Nations summit on financing food systems.
Gachagua will represent President William Ruto at the significant summit, whose participants are mainly Heads of State and key organisations.
The leaders are seeking lasting solutions to hunger, malnutrition and mitigating the impact of climate change.
The DP’s address will focus on Kenya’s food systems transformation initiative, as part of stocktaking of the commitment of States, governments and other Stakeholders in allocating resources to end hunger and malnutrition.
Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will take part in the meeting.
The Summit will also discuss, at length, the school meals programme in which States also work with other partners in ensuring pupils in public primary schools receive food and balanced rations, to promote health and education.
The plenary will be attended by several Heads of State and Government, as well as UN agencies including the World Food Programme, and the Food Agriculture Organisation, among others.
Gachagua is accompanied by his spouse Dorcas Rigathi, Cabinet Secretaries for Agriculture and Education Mithika Linturi and Ezekiel Machogu respectively as well as PS for National Treasury Chris Kiptoo.