Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has refuted claims that his administration has misappropriated Ksh144 million in the school feeding programme.
The first term Governor noted that the money which was a donation from France was directly remitted to the organisation that is handling the food feeding programme.
He details that the organisation has been running the programme on behalf of the Nairobi county government and other counties such as Mombasa and Murang’a.
Governor Sakaja further reaffirmed that the money in question has been used for food subsidies to cushion 25,000 learners who are unable to afford the Sh5 required per child.
The Governor explained that Dishi na County feeds 184,000 meals per day against an enrolment of 360,000 children, which means more than half of the children have access to the meals.
The number of children receiving meals under the programme is expected to increase when schools open this term with eight new schools coming on board.
“Let us not politicise the dishi na county school feeding program. This program continues to improve the nutritional status of the children and also encourages students to attend school leading 5o an increase in enrollment, performance, and transition to higher levels of education,” Governor Sakaja told Senators.
Dishi na County was launched in 2023 with the ground breaking of 10 kitchens across the county with the first meal served on 28 Augusts 2023.
