Funding gaps threaten school feeding programmes in ASALs, slums

Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba National during the interview in his office on September 8, 2025. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

For many children in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) and informal settlements, school meals are more than nourishment; they are the reason to stay in school.

However, this lifeline has been under threat since the government’s decision to cut the school feeding programme in the current financial year.