Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday, September 5, 2024, reconnected with the Mombasa vendor, Mama Asha Sidi Chengo.
The DP met the small-scale vendor along Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa during his morning walking routine.
During the meeting, Gachagua indicated that Mama Asha Sidi Chengo’s business was thriving months after he promised to support her.
The second in command further reported that Chengo’s son had joined secondary school.
“It was a pleasure catching up with Mama Asha Sidi Chengo, the small-scale food vendor, whom I met in April this year.
“I am happy that the business is thriving. Her son has finally joined secondary school,” Gachagua stated.
It was a pleasure catching up with Mama Asha Sidi Chengo, the small-scale food vendor, whom I met in April this year.
I am happy that the business is thriving.
Her son has finally joined Secondary School.We are committed to transforming our Nation.
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) September 5, 2024
Gachagua’s promise
On April 4, 2024, DP Gachagua hosted Chengo at the Official Residence in Mombasa. During the meeting, Gachagua reported that he was moved by her deep determination to fend for the family and secure the future of her children.
Gachagua praised Chengo for her work ethic; she observed that she served her customers mandazis and tea in a hospitable style.
Following the meeting, the DP indicated that it was worth it to support her business and her two children.
“I hosted Asha at the Official Residence in Mombasa. The deep determination to live a dignified life and specifically offer her children quality education stood out in our conversation.
“It was, therefore, deserving to support Asha in expanding the hustle, besides education for her two teenage sons,” Gachagua said on April 4, 2024.
In my early morning walks along Mama Ngina Drive in Mombasa City, I usually notice this particular w***n engrossed in baking mandazi and cheerfully serving it with tea to her customers, mostly hustlers walking to their places of work.
She is Asha Sidi Chengo, whose focus is to… pic.twitter.c*m/5YTW7XV0Af
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) April 4, 2024
Gachagua organised the meeting after bumping into the vendor early that morning in Mombasa during his morning exercise.
“My healthy walk in Mombasa City this morning was a moment of interaction with hardworking Hustlers, who are immensely contributing to our economic growth.
“For Mama Asha Sidi Chengo, waking up early to bake and sell mandazi and hot tea along Mama Ngina Drive helps meet the needs of her family,” Gachagua stated earlier before meeting Chengo at his official Mombasa residence.
My healthy walk in Mombasa City this morning was a moment of interaction with hardworking Hustlers, who are immensely contributing to our economic growth.
For Mama Asha Sidi Chengo, waking up early to bake and sell mandazi and hot tea along Mama Ngina Drive helps meet the… pic.twitter.c*m/QAwzLRey1z
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) April 4, 2024