A comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) system with digital tracking will also be rolled out, aligned with national frameworks but adapted to local needs through intergovernmental collaboration.
"Post-devolution initiatives suffer from insufficient funding, unclear policy frameworks, fragmented programs, and inadequate institutionalization, creating vulnerability to external shocks," added Mutai.
The CoG believes that the policy will strengthen local economies through farmer partnerships and achieve universal coverage, ensuring no child is left out due to poverty or marginalization.
In Nairobi County, a school feeding model dubbed Dishi na County Programme has already been implemented, providing meals to 310,000 pupils across 230 primary schools.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the programme, which includes 17 central kitchens (one per sub-county), has boosted school attendance in informal settlements. He thanked President William Ruto for supporting classroom construction, noting a 34% increase in enrollment.
"Dishi na County kitchens are producing 1,000 meals each, covering hundreds of primary schools in the city every school day with the intention of ensuring that pupils are able to get quality meals since some of them come from disadvantaged backgrounds where their families cannot afford to give them quality meals for lunch," said Sakaja.