The East African
Thursday February 25 2021
The Kiligrit members who recently hiked to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for charity. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU
Summary
The group aims to raise Ksh25 million ($250,000) through a month-long campaign that commenced on January 23.
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A group of elderly Kenyans recently endured the harsh weather of Mt Kilimanjaro to hike to its top, to raise money to feed their peers living in abject poverty and hardships in the country.
Mama Ibado Charity (MIC), an outfit of senior citizens, through a campaign dubbed seniors four seniors, raised Ksh2.1 million ($20,000) that will go into feeding more than 1,000 vulnerable senior citizens from the initial 650 seniors they have been supporting.