Ruto Announces Free Nationwide School Meals in All 47 Counties From 2027
Source: Nairobi Wire
Summary
President William Ruto has pledged to launch a nationwide school meals programme across all 47 counties starting in the first term of the 2027 school calendar. The proposed rollout targets learners across lower primary, upper primary, and junior secondary schools to enhance social safety nets and cushion vulnerable households. Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua delivered the President’s statement on Tuesday during the Fourth Kenya Social Protection Conference at the Kenya School of Government in Kabete. “Fragmented approaches to school feeding have also constrained our capacity to deliver impact and scale and sustainable sustainability required by national aspirations,” The post Ruto Announces Free Nationwide School Meals in All 47 Counties From 2027 appeared first on Nairobi Wire.