Ida Odinga vouches for quality education for African child
Mrs Ida Odinga addresses a congregation during the Meru Diocese Catholic Women Association prayer meeting at Consolata Primary School in Meru on March 26, 2022.
What you need to know:
- Mrs Odinga has further urged parents to show love and acceptance to their children.
- Some of her flagship projects include a library and research centre at Ogande Girls High School.
Mama Ida Odinga has implored Kenyans to invest in quality education for their children.
Mrs Odinga has further urged parents to show love and acceptance to their children.
"Children issues are very important and it is thus critical that we invest in their future specifically by ensuring we provide them with quality education. We should equip them with values that will propel them to greater heights and protect them from diseases and molestation," Mrs Odinga said in statement to commemorate the International Day of the African child.
A mother of four and wife of Azimio la Umoja - One Kenya coalition party Raila Odinga, Mrs Odinga has been known to consistently champion the empowerment of the girl-child through education.
Some of her flagship projects include the construction of Dr Ida Odinga Library and Research Centre at Ogande Girls High School in Homa Bay County.
The resource centre with a 100-computer laboratory is meant to inspire excellence among girls in the school and in the region.
