It is okay if I don't get budget, I won't stop fighting for the boy child - Dorcas Rigathi

Speaking during a church service in Nyeri on Sunday, she said that the budget withdrawal will not impede her from pursuing reforms for the boychild, noting that she started the mission even before achieving prominence.

"The nation has said that they do not want the second lady to have any budget and it is okay but I will not stop working with the boychild. That is a passion and a vision I have for the boychild," she said.

"I cannot stop because I even started before I was in the office and I believe that you and I can be able to make it."

She further urged the church to embrace and rehabilitate drug addicts and help them reform into resourceful individuals in society. 

President William Ruto on Friday announced a raft of austerity measures across various government agencies to align the country’s budgetary expenditure to the implications of the withdrawn Finance Bill, 2024.

Ruto announced that the offices of the first lady, the second lady, and the spouse of the Prime Cabinet Secretary will be scrapped.

“Similarly, budget provisions for confidential budgets in various Executive offices including my own office have been removed, and the budget for the renovations across government reduced by 50 per cent,” Ruto said.

Pastor Dorcas has been at the forefront of championing for creating reforms for the Kenyan male child, especially those consuming illicit liquor and using hard drugs.

She has highlighted the plight of the Kenyan boychild, arguing that they should be equipped with appropriate tools to be the leaders in society.