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Today I had the pleasure of leading this year's celebrations for World Water Day at Mwerongundu Primary School, Igembe North Constituency, Meru County, Kenya.
World Water Day, observed annually on 22 March, highlights the critical importance of freshwater and the urgent need to tackle the global water crisis. This year’s theme, Water and Gender, with the slogan "Where water flows, equality grows", emphasizes that safe water and sanitation are fundamental human rights and key drivers of gender equality.
The water crisis disproportionately affects women and girls, who often spend hours collecting water—time lost to education, work, health, and safety—perpetuating inequality. Centering women and girls in leadership and decision-making makes water management more sustainable, resilient, and equitable, advancing SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 5 (gender equality).
Our Government is keen implementing programs to improve water, sanitation, and irrigation, including expanding access to clean water, modernizing irrigation schemes, increasing water storage, and pursuing universal coverage to build a more inclusive and prosperous future.
Present were my Cabinet colleague, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Hon. Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku; Principal Secretary, State Department for Water and Sanitation PS Julius Korir; Principal Secretary, State Department for Irrigation PS Ephantus Kimotho; Government Spokesperson Hon. Isaac Mwaura; Igembe North MP Hon. Taitumu Julius M'anaiba; Igembe South MP Hon. John Paul Mwirigi; Igembe Central MP Hon. Karitho Kiili Daniel; and several national and county government officials.
Spend time with good people who are smart and like-minded. Relationships should lift you up, not bring you down. Surround yourself with those who reflect who you want to become. Choose friends you’re proud to know—people who love, respect, and make you better.
A broke woman is still a woman. An uneducated woman is still a woman. A woman with no job is still a woman, and she gets all the respect she wants. But a man without all these is considered a burden, even to his family. Being strong as a man feels like the only choice.