Day school administrators are happy that the government’s school meal program has been reinstated.
Day secondary school administrators have applauded a proposal by Members of Parliament to bring back the school feeding program, which was eliminated by Treasury in the proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2024–2025 and caused a ruckus among interested parties.
They cautioned that discontinuing the program would have increased the number of school dropout cases, especially in ASAL areas where the majority of low-income parents struggle to feed their kids even the most basic meals.
Since the majority of students are under the care of their grandparents, who are unable to pay the fees, one of the reported issues that the schools were encountering was a shortage of school fees among the students.
As a result of the organization’s assistance, parents no longer need to feed their children at home because they are fed at school, according to Euralia Njimu, Principal of St. Thomas Gatura Secondary School.
As part of a pilot program, the Child Welfare Society of Kenya has started the second phase of its school feeding program in Mukurwe-ini.
22 day schools and approximately 4,000 pupils received food distributions from the society over the course of three days.
In an effort to support more students in staying in school, the organization announced that they will be extending their campaign into new counties.
The group further stated that several of the school buildings in the program-affected schools were vandalized as a result of the intense rains.
Day school administrators are happy that the government’s school meal program has been reinstated.
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