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A day out with the Commandos of Meru

Writer Jayne Rose with Learn From the Streets community tourism trainer Faith Gikunda, Master and Commandos. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, Standard]

It is a bright Sunday morning in Meru town. It is the day of the week that street families, aka Commandos of Meru town, look forward to. It is a day that they assemble at Nteere Park Meru to receive gifts, get medical attention, play, and interact with other families.

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