Do you remember the little princess who won the heart of President Uhuru Kenyatta 4 years ago?
During the 2014 drama festivals, six-year-old and confident, Emily Wanjiru stood before President Uhuru Kenyatta among other dignitaries and brought down the house with her famous award winning solo poem dubbed “Mvua hii”.
Little Emily and her family were moved from Thika slums to a two-bedroom house in Juja. She was then offered a full scholarship at St Petrock School in Runyenjes, Embu County, which would cater up to her Secondary school education.
However that did last long Emily’s life has dwindled back to the struggles that she once faced. She lives in a dilapidated house that has no basic utilities such as electricity, proper roof or water.
Today, Emily’s performance in school has dropped drastically, due to her state of living and the challenges that she once again faces.
According to the Standard, Itumbi’s team paid rent for 2 years, furnished their house, did shopping for six months and even provided a frequent stipend of KSh10,000.
“The president promised to educate the girl, which he did and continues to do. The Kiambu County Government gave the family a house. Honestly, we have done our best to help the family to a level that is respectable,” said Itumbi.
Emily’s mother says that putting food on the table has become a struggle as she is sometimes forced to go and pick food from a nearby dumpsite.
Do you think Emily’s family depended so much on president Uhuru?