Nursery school pupils in Marsabit benefit from Sh30m feeding programme
Marsabit County Education executive Umuro Godana. He has revealed that nursery school in the county pupils will be given milk in an initiative that starts this term. PHOTO | KEN BETT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Enrolment has increased from 14, 600 pupils in 2013 to 18,800 pupils in 2016.
- Mr Godana also revealed that they will employ 37 caregivers in the next two weeks.
- Recently, Governor Ukur Yatani renewed calls to the national government to fully devolve education.
- He said most schools were dilapidated and others lacked teaching and learning facilities.
The Marsabit County government has allocated Sh30 million for a feeding programme for nursery school pupils in 252 centres.
Education, Skills Development, Youth and Sports executive Umuro Godana said pupils will get milk in the initiative that starts this term.
Mr Godana said the initiative is part of a campaign to increase enrolment of learners in schools in the county.
He noted the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) sub-sector has recorded positive results since the county government took over the function.
The enrolment has increased from 14, 600 pupils in 2013 to 18,800 pupils in 2016 translating to an increase of about 29 per cent.
ECDE CENTRES
In addition, 103 ECDE centres have been built in the last three years, while plans are underway to construct 28 more this year.
Mr Godana also revealed that they will employ 37 caregivers in the next two weeks, while plans are underway to employ another 70 later in order to improve the ratio of pupils to teachers.
Recently, Governor Ukur Yatani renewed calls to the national government to fully devolve education, saying counties ought to participate in the running of schools to improve their infrastructure.
He said most schools were dilapidated and others lacked teaching and learning facilities.
