The Dishi na County school feeding program has been launched after the completion of the construction of 10 modern kitchens that will be at the centre of a radical school feeding programme.
Governor Sakaja unveiled another phase of Dishi Na county kitchens at Baba Dogo Primary School.
This comes ahead of the reopening of schools for the third term this week.
During the launch children for the first time were served hot and nutritious meals as the governor moves to fulfill his promise to feed vulnerable kids in schools.
”This program will go a long way in delivering meals for the 250,000 children in public schools as we promised during the launch that was presided over by President William Ruto in Roysambu Constituency,” Sakaja said.
The program is targeting pupils in public primary schools in Early Childhood Education(ECD) classes with parents and guardians paying only Sh5 per day per plate.
”We are raring to go and we will not leave any deserving child hungry,” Sakaja said.
According to Sakaja, the program aims at cushioning poor and vulnerable parents from the current economic shocks while keeping children in schools.
This he said in the end will increase enrollment and transition to higher learning institutions in public primary schools and ECDs across 17 sub-counties in Nairobi.
The centralised kitchens have been constructed in Baba Dogo Primary School, Bidii Primary School, Kwa Njenga Primary, Farasi Lane Primary, Muthangari Primary, Kayole One Primary, Njiru Primary, Toi Primary, Roysambu Primary and Racecourse Primary.
“The modern school feeding Industrial Area mega kitchen facility will provide at least 60,000 plates per day to back-up schools that might fall short of the required meals,” Sakaja said.
He said City Hall in the 2023-2024 budget has allocated Sh1.7 billion towards the program dubbed ‘Dishi na County’.