The government’s move to take over the school feeding scheme is laudable. For years, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been providing support to the government by feeding pupils from needy backgrounds and currently supports more than 500,000 children.
A total of 1.1 million pupils benefit from the scheme, mostly from arid and semi-areas. In many cases, the meals are what helps to keep the children in school, especially in circumstances where poverty denies them a decent meal at home.
