{"id":7767,"date":"2025-11-17T04:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/?p=7767"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:10:50","slug":"woman-rep-ann-wamuratha-empowers-kikuyu-constituency-groups-through-ngaaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/woman-rep-ann-wamuratha-empowers-kikuyu-constituency-groups-through-ngaaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Rep Ann Wamuratha Empowers Kikuyu Constituency Groups Through NGAAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-14-at-08.05.06-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-14-at-08.05.06-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-14-at-08.05.06-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-14-at-08.05.06-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-14-at-08.05.06.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiambu County, Kenya \u2014 Kiambu County Woman Representative Hon. Ann Wamuratha has reaffirmed her commitment to grassroots empowerment through the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), distributing equipment and tools to support youth and women groups in Thamanda, Sigona Ward, Kikuyu Constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, part of the NGAAF Empowerment Programme, seeks to strengthen self-reliance and promote sustainable livelihoods among local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beneficiaries of the program included:<br>\u2705 Thakiki Welfare Group \u2013 Received a tent and 100 chairs to support community events and income-generating ventures.<br>\u2705 Youth car wash groups \u2013 Received modern car wash machines to enhance efficiency and create employment opportunities.<br>\u2705 Salon operators \u2013 Benefited from UV machines, hair dryers, and blow dryers to improve service delivery and expand business capacity.<br>\u2705 Bodaboda riders \u2013 Received motorbike umbrellas to enhance safety and comfort on the road.<br>\u2705 Barbers \u2013 Equipped with shaving machines to support small grooming enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the distribution exercise, Hon. Wamuratha emphasized that every tool provided was a \u201cseed of growth and a symbol of empowerment.\u201d She reiterated her office\u2019s continued support for initiatives that build self-reliant and economically empowered communities across Kiambu County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTogether, we are building a thriving Kiambu where every youth, woman, and community group has the means to transform their future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiambu County, Kenya \u2014 Kiambu County Woman Representative Hon. Ann Wamuratha has reaffirmed her commitment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7769,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7767\/revisions\/7769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}