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No holiday for hungry pupils
Pupils at Siloam Fellowship Ministry Academy in Nairobi’s Kibera eat lunch provided by the World Food Programme. Close to two million such children will be fed at schools during the holidays. Photo/PHOEBE OKALL
Posted Tuesday, July 28 2009 at 22:30
Since 1980, the government and the World Food Programme have been feeding 1.1 million pupils in primary and early childhood centres.
It has been found that schools that provide children with a meal a day register increased enrolment and stable attendance.
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Submitted by mohamedharoPosted July 29, 2009 01:13 PM
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Submitted by kasarani
Hunger knows no bounderies therefore as a sign for a good cause/gesture would it be possible for our taxfree Members of Parliament(222members earning equivalent to 800,000) to submit there salaries and allowances of a month in solidarity with the hungry kenyans to whom they have let down.
Posted July 29, 2009 12:20 AM
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Good gesture by the government to realise the severe effect of drought on the affected area, however the government should also provide food for the starving parents or else...worst may happen to the kids.