Ruto promises Nairobi students machine that makes 1 million chapatis daily

President William Ruto has promised to buy Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja a chapati-making machine that can produce a million units daily to boost the city’s ‘Dishi Na County’ school feeding program.

Ruto accompanied Sakaja on Tuesday to St Teresa Girls Secondary School in Nairobi’s Mathare area, where students asked the governor to add chapati to the program’s menu.

“Over 300,000 children are benefiting from the program; that means we need a machine to produce a million chapatis every day. I have asked the President for it,” the county boss said in response.

President Ruto agreed to the request, telling students, “I have agreed to buy a chapati-making machine. Governor, your work is now finding where to buy it.”

They cost upwards of Ksh.150,000 and vary by output, with some producing up to 2,000 chapatis per hour.