Biting hunger keeps learners out of school in Isiolo

School feeding program is keeping learners in school at Badan Raro Primary and Junior School in Cherab sub county Isiolo County. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

In the sun-scorched plains of 23 counties in the ASAL regions, the blackboard in classrooms is quickly becoming a relic. 

A merciless drought brought on by the failure of the 2025 short rains is slowly emptying students from the classrooms as their parents are forced to make the impossible decision between the survival of the family and the education of the child.